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Collection Area Visual Arts Language Not applicable Place Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Asia

1. Mss Eur C356(15)

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Mss Eur C356(15)
Title:
Andamanese dance. The hollow tree, struck by the foot, produces a drum-like noise which gives the time. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of men and women, posed in the the performance of a dance, their arms raised above their heads. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 156x109mm]. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); dance; ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

2. Mss Eur C356(16)

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Mss Eur C356(16)
Title:
Group of Andamanese with the dogs they use in hunting wild pigs. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Andamanese hunting group posed with their dogs beneath trees in front of a wooden fence. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 155x108mm]. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; hunting dogs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur C356(17)

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Mss Eur C356(17)
Title:
Andamanese in dug out canoes shooting fish with bows and arrows. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two canoes fishing near mangroves. [(?)Collodion printing-out paper, 157x109mm]. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); dugout canoes; ethnic groups; fishing; local craft; transport; water transport
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur C356(18)

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Mss Eur C356(18)
Title:
A large sword fish caught here [?Andaman Islands]. The photo is a bad one. If you half close your eyes and look at it, it looks rather like a man. It was 17 feet 5 inches long and a gruesome looking beast. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Swordfish hanging from crane on wharf. Poor quality snapshot. [108x66mm]. Subjects = fishing
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1912
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 125/2(18)

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Photo 125/2(18)
Title:
[Unidentified headland, Andaman Islands.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view of an unidentified wooded headland, with rock strata sloping diagonally into the sea; probably photographed by Maurice Vidal Portman. Subjects = landscape features; rock formations; Temple Collection; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 125/2(19)

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Photo 125/2(19)
Title:
[Unidentified headland, Andaman Islands.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Similar to print 18, but a closer view. Subjects = landscape features; rock formations; Temple Collection; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 125/2(21)

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Photo 125/2(21)
Title:
[Unidentified volcano, Andaman Islands.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = landscape features; Temple Collection; unidentified; volcanoes
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 125/2(23)

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Photo 125/2(23)
Title:
[River scene, Andaman Islands.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Unidentified river running through jungle, with a dugout canoe and Andaman Islanders in the foreground. Photograph probably by M.V. Portman. Subjects = jungle scenery; river scenes; Temple Collection; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 125/2(24)

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Photo 125/2(24)
Title:
[River scene, Andaman Islands.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes; Temple Collection; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 125/2(25)

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Photo 125/2(25)
Title:
Huts & natives at Little Andaman [with M.V. Portman]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of Andaman Islanders, posed in front of a thatched hut, with Maurice Vidal Portman standing in the centre. Portman (1860-1935) served in the Andamans from 1879-99, first as officer in charge of Andaman Homes, then as a superintendent. He was the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item