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Division of Ethnology photograph collection

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Sultan in Uniform and Wearing Medals and Five Men, Entourage, In Costume with Daggers and Swords on Ship's Deck; Group of Men, Including Some Non-Native Sailors, Behind Them
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Object Details

Scope and Contents

Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the most part, the material is historical or ethnological, including images of specimens, portraits, and scenes of daily activity. Some landscape views are also included.
sova.naa.photolot.97

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3361718ad-0211-4be3-805f-10163a0c4dc2

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology

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Division of Ethnology photograph collection

Extent

14,500 Items

Date

ca. 1860s-1960s

Archival Repository

National Anthropological Archives

Identifier

NAA.PhotoLot.97

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Drawings
Clippings

Citation

Photo lot 97, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Arrangement

Arranged by geographic area, generally following George P. Murdockʹs Outline of World Cultures.

Genre/Form

Photographs
Drawings
Clippings
NAA.PhotoLot.97
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Record ID

ebl-1628120086765-1628120087354-0

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Landscape View from Southwest Coast, Looking Eastward

Sina Toga in Partial Costume and with Ornaments

Portrait of Young Pesseh Woman from Near Monrovia with Body Paint and in Costume (Back View)

Two Young Women and Infants, All in Costume Near Pole and Thatch House

Portrait of Two Women in Costume, One Carrying Infant in Cradleboard with Tumpline, Other Nursing Infant in Cradleboard

Chief Ernest Drisse in Uniform with Native Men, Band Members, in Uniform with Instruments; Reed Pole Houses With Thatch Roofs Nearby

Inside Argentine Railway Station Showing Group Near Trains

Man in Costume, Playing Pair of Nakakeer (Copper Kettle Drums) Atop Decorated Camel; Group in Costume Outside Exhibit Hall

View of El Templete (Memorial Chapel Built in 1828); City Buildings Nearby

Girl in Partial Costume Outside Carved and Painted Pataka (Platform Storehouse), Called Takinga, with Wood Panels, Maihi (Barge Boards), and Threshold

Chief Nakiroro and Family All in Costume and with Ornaments Outside Pole and Thatch House Near Water

View of Pai-Ma-Ssu, White Horse Temple (Buddhist), Built Into Sandstone Cliff; Child in Costume Near Stone Walls Below

Man, Wife, and Infant in Costume and with Infant Cradle

Illustration from Reprint of 17th Century Book Depicting Various Objects, Including Musical Instruments Used in Buddhist Temples

Two Men Wearing Breechcloths Near Three Coral Money Discs Outside Pole Thatch Village Council House on Ceremonial Stone Platform

Chief Wearing Guanaco Robe and Headband in Field

View of Village Showing Man and Woman in Costume, Carrying Basket Trays with Yoke on Bridge Over Water; Masonry Buildings and Pile Houses Nearby

Pole and Thatch House with Palm-Slat Walls in Jungle Clearing

Masonry House with Tile Roof and Columned Wall

View of Cultivated Brazilian Fields, Groves of Coffee Plants on Plantation ; Houses in Background

View of British Base Hospital Camp Showing Groups of Soldiers In Uniform Outside Tents and with Horses and Wagons in Open Field Near Town; Another Camp and Mountains in Distance

View of City Street, Stone Steps, and Masonry Shops? or Houses?

Sketch by J. W. Orr of Man and Woman in Costume Outside Brush House with Thatch Roof; Cactus Nearby

Man Wearing Guanaco Robe and Headband in Field

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