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181. Photo 188/5(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/5(20)
Title:
[Hut building in the Great Andaman Islands. Construction of a 'chang-da' or hut of the second class. The completed hut.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Part of print obscured by pasted down caption. Showing a man and a woman seated in the completed hut. The letterpress gives a detailed description of contents, decoration, etc.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

182. Photo 188/5(27)

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Photo 188/5(27)
Title:
[View of an Andamanese village.] Another view of the same village at the opposite end. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Caption continues: 'On the right are, a large pole formerly the centre post of one of the big circular huts, the framework of some small unfinished huts, and some Andamanese with their baskets and buckets.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

183. Photo 188/6(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(2)
Title:
A man drinking from a bamboo 'Gób-da'. The Andamanese generally store their drinking water in bamboos about eight feet long, having all the joints but the end one knock through with another smaller bamboo. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Squatting figure drinking from long bamboo storage container.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

184. Photo 188/6(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(4)
Title:
Opening a Cyrena shell, with the single valve of another Cyrena. This is probably the first 'oyster knife' known. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up view showing method of opening shell. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; food and drink; Portman Collection; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

185. Photo 188/6(6)

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Photo 188/6(6)
Title:
View showing a bundle of leaves being tied up, and the parcel when tied. The particular leaves are 'Obunga-da', the leaf apron worn by the Andamanese women. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The letterpress describes the frequent changing of the leaf apron when the leaves become dry and shrivelled and the way such bundles are often given (through a third party) as a courting present. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Portman Co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

186. Photo 188/6(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(7)
Title:
View showing bundle wrapped up ready for carrying on the back. 'Alaba-da' rope, called 'Bètmo-da' is always used for tying up these big bundles, and the large loop of rope which passes around the carrier's chest is here shown. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

187. Photo 188/6(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(8)
Title:
Small bundles. Such articles as cooked food, fruits, and other eatables are wrapped in the leaf of the Licuala, 'Kápa-da'...Such bundles are carried in the hand, or stuck in the waist belt. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

188. Photo 188/6(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(9)
Title:
Andamanese wrapping up a large bundle. This is only done when Andamanese move on to another village. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Caption continues: 'All their belongings are then either separately wrapped in small parcels, or else left loose, and both small parcels and loose goods are placed on a layer of Licuala leaves, 'Kápa-da', on the ground. The whole is then tightly bound together ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

189. Photo 188/6(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(20)
Title:
Andamanese women often sit in this position [cross-legged], which is seldom assumed by the men. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-face view.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

190. Photo 188/6(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(32)
Title:
Showing the patterns on his back. Beyond the rule, that in all the Southern tribes the tattooing [scarification] is done in patterns with small incisions, the style of pattern, and the place, is a matter of taste. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); body decoration; ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs; scarification
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

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