Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length standing portrait of a Manchu archer, posed against a plain backdrop in the act of drawing his bow.
Schuli-Neger, zum Kriegstanze geschmückt. Photographer: Buchta, Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Nègres de la tribu Chuli,' signed 'R. Buchta.' Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of Acholi men, posed in front of huts and dressed for a war dance, armed with shields and spears. Probably photographed in Northern Uganda in January 1879.
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of an Acholi warrior, armed with a shield and two spears. Probably photographed in Northern Uganda in January 1879.
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of four young Acholi warriors, armed with shields and spears. Probably photographed in Northern Uganda in January 1879.
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Nègres de la tribu Dchafalou,' and signed 'R. Buchta.' Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of six men, armed with shields and spears and posed in front of hut.