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251. Photo 188/2(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/2(13)
Title:
[Adze making, Andaman Islands.] A piece of iron having been chosen as a blade for the new adze, it is laid on one stone and pounded into shape with another, a long and tedious proceeding, as heat is never used by the Andamanese in working iron. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Ninth stage in the manufacture of the adze.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

252. Photo 188/5(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/5(28)
Title:
[View of an Andamanese village.] Back view of a village, from the sea shore. It will be noticed that the huts all face inwards, and only the backs are visible. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

253. Photo 188/7(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/7(16)
Title:
A widow would have the whole of her head plastered over with a thick coating of Déla over which a wash of óg would be put, as shown, the hair growing underneath it. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders portrait.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

254. Photo 188/7(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/7(1)
Title:
The chest and stomach of a man of the South Andaman group of tribes, showing the pattern of tattooing, or scarifying, common to this group. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography close-up of torso.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

255. Photo 188/7(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/7(4)
Title:
The arm of a man of the North Andaman group of tribes, showing parallel lines of tattooing [scarification] encircling the arm. These marks are cut with the blade of a pig arrow. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up of arm. Caption continues: 'Before iron was easily procurable by the Andamanese, the blades of these arrows were made of a red stone, also of a tertiary sandstone (a form of jasper), found in these islands. This remark only applies to the North Andaman...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

256. Photo 188/7(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/7(28)
Title:
The tattooed [scarified] arm of a man of the North Andaman group of tribes, showing a combination of circles and zigzags. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up of upper arm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

257. Photo 188/7(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/7(3)
Title:
The tattooed [scarified] leg of a man of the South Andaman group of tribes. The women of this group are tattooed as much as, and in a similar manner to the men. These markings have all been cut with a flake of quartz. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography close-up of leg.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

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