Search

Language Not applicable Place Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Asia Level [40] File

1. Mss Eur C356(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
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)

Reference (shelfmark):
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)

Reference (shelfmark):
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)

Reference (shelfmark):
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 127(96)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 127(96)
Title:
Sher Ali (assassin of Lord Mayo) Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length seated carte-de-visite portrait of Sher Ali, handcuffed. A convict in the Andaman Islands penal settlement, he stabbed and killed Lord Mayo during the Viceroy's official visit to Port Blair in February 1872. Location of phorograph unknown, possibly in the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 127(99)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 127(99)
Title:
[Sher Ali,] Assassin of Lord Mayo. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length seated oval carte-de-visite portrait of Sher Ali, handcuffed. Half-profile, looking off to right. Subjects = crime and criminals
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 188/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/1
Title:
Portman Collection: Andamanese Islanders. Vol. I. Photographer(s): Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Maroon half-leather bound volume measuring 265 x 238 mm containing 25 platinum prints mounted one to a page with letterpress captions of varying lengths pasted beneath each image. The thick card pages of the album are somewhat bowed.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
25 items

8. Photo 188/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/2
Title:
Portman Collection: Andamanese Islanders, Vol. II. Photographer(s): Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Maroon half-leather bound volume measuring 407 x 350 mm containing 26 platinum prints mounted one to a page with letterpress captions of varying lengths pasted beneath each image. The thick card pages of the album are somewhat bowed.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
26 items

9. Photo 188/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/3
Title:
Portman Collection: Andamanese Islanders, Vol. III. Photographer(s): Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Maroon half-leather bound volume measuring 405 x 34 6mm containing 27 platinum prints mounted one to a page with letterpress captions of varying lengths pasted beneath each image. The thick card pages of the album are somewhat bowed.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
27 items

10. Photo 188/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4
Title:
Portman Collection: Andamanese Islanders, Vol. IV. Photographer(s): Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Maroon half-leather bound volume measuring 405 x 340 mm, containing 35 platinum prints mounted one to a page with letterpress captions of varying lengths pasted beneath each image. The thick card pages of the album are somewhat bowed.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
35 items