[Cave, Andaman or Nicobar Islnds.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from inside, looking towards the mouth of the cave, into which sunlight is streaming. Photograph probably taken in the Andaman Islands by M.V. Portman. Subjects = caves; landscape features; Temple Collection; unidentified
[Scarification on the chest of an Andaman Islander.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up of the chest of a male of the South Andaman group of tribes, showing the dense web of scar tissue decoration. Duplicate of Photo 188/7 (2). Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); body decoration; ethnic groups; rites and customs; scarification; Temple...
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length seated portrait, wearing hand-cuffs, of the assassin of the Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1872. The murderer was a convict in the penal settlement who attacked Lord Mayo who was on an official visit to the Andaman Islands. This appears to be a later print from the...
West foreshore Ross looking north. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of beach and European bungalows. Subjects = British colonial architecture; bungalows; European architecture in India; private houses; Temple Collection