171. Photo 188/6(30)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 188/6(30)
- Title:
- Tattooing. Tattooing, or more properly, scarifying, is done in the South Andaman with thin flakes of quartz, so chipped as to have a sharp edge. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two seated figures, with woman working on the forearm of a man. The accompanying letterpress gives a more detailed account of the procedure. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); body decoration; ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs; scarifica...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item