Subject: Anthropology - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/4(32)
Title:: [Making arrows, South Andamans.] They have one end notched to prevent the fingers from slipping when holding them, and a nick is cut for the bow string at the same end. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up of hand holding arrow head. Caption continues: 'The shaft is then whipped with twine just above this nick, to prevent it from splitting.'
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/4(33)
Title:: [Making arrows, South Andamans. Attaching the arrow head to the shaft.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up view of head being attached to shaft with cord whipping. The letterpress gives a detailed description of the process.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/4(34)
Title:: [Making arrows, South Andamans. Attaching the arrow head to the shaft.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/4(35)
Title:: [Making arrows, South Andamans. Attaching the arrow head to the shaft.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/5
Title:: Portman Collection: Andamanese Islanders, Vol. V. Photographer(s): Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Maroon half-leather bound volume measuring 405 x 35 0mm containing 28 platinum prints mounted one to a page, with letterpress captions of varying lengths pasted beneath each image. The thick card pages of the album are somewhat bowed.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890s
Extent:: 28 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/5(1)
Title:: Chókio. Bow of the North Andaman tribes. The photograph shows the lower ends of these bows when unstrung, the backs of the bows being visible. This end is shorter and blunter than the upper end. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Showing the ends of three bows. Caption continues: '...and it should be noticed how the string is reversed, and is brought from the front to the back of the bow, the eyelet not being turned round.'
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/5(2)
Title:: Chókio. Bow of the North Andaman tribes. The upper ends of the bows, when unstrung. Back, front, and side are shown. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/5(3)
Title:: Rope making [in the Andaman Islands]. The strongest rope used by the Andamanese, (and it possesses very considerable strength), is made from strips taken of the inside of the bark of the 'Alaba-da' tree (Melochia velutina)...shown in the picture. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography General view of tree on the sea-shore. The letterpress continues with a long description of the uses to which the rope is put and various customs (such as not using it for catching turtle) associated with it.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/5(4)
Title:: [Rope making in the Andaman Islands.] Andamanese cutting a branch of 'Alaba-da' (Melochia velutina). A branch of the tree is cut off, as shown in the picture, and taken away. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Andamanese Islander chopping down a branch with an adze.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 188/5(5)
Title:: [Rope making in the Andaman Islands.] The workman then holds the log in this position, and raises the bark at one end, by inserting the Cyrena shell, which is then held in his mouth while he tears off the strips of bark with his hands. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Andaman Islander seated on beach, occupied as described. The letterpress goes on to describe the further preparation of the bark: crushing, separating and drying.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1890-1893
Extent:: 1 item

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