Lango-Häuptling mit Kopfputz von Kürbissen. Photographer: Buchta, Richard
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of a Lango headman of Central Uganda, seated on a small wooden stool and wearing an elaborate gourd headdress.
Sígesh — Apache. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length profile portrait of Sígesh, an Apache girl: ‘This illustrates the girls’ method of tying the hair previous to marriage. The ornament fastened to the hair in the back is made of leather, broad and round at the ends and narrow in the middle.’
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of High Hawk, a Brulé Sioux. He is turned to the left, standing outside on the grassy plain: 'The subject is shown in all the finery of a warrior dressed for a gala occasion — scalp shirt, leggings, moccasins, and pipe-bag, all embroidered with p...