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040-003055591 Subject Ethnography

11. Photo 188/6(29)

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Photo 188/6(29)
Title:
Two torches 'Tók-pátnga-da'. The larger one is bound with 'Yóto', and the smaller with 'Alaba' fibre. The upper ends have been burnt. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Portman Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 188/6(31)

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Photo 188/6(31)
Title:
Showing the tattooed [scarified] patterns on the stomach of a South Andaman man. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up of torso, front view. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); body decoration; ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs; scarification
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 188/6(2)

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Photo 188/6(2)
Title:
A man drinking from a bamboo 'Gób-da'. The Andamanese generally store their drinking water in bamboos about eight feet long, having all the joints but the end one knock through with another smaller bamboo. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Squatting figure drinking from long bamboo storage container.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 188/6(4)

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Photo 188/6(4)
Title:
Opening a Cyrena shell, with the single valve of another Cyrena. This is probably the first 'oyster knife' known. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close-up view showing method of opening shell. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; food and drink; Portman Collection; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 188/6(6)

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Photo 188/6(6)
Title:
View showing a bundle of leaves being tied up, and the parcel when tied. The particular leaves are 'Obunga-da', the leaf apron worn by the Andamanese women. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The letterpress describes the frequent changing of the leaf apron when the leaves become dry and shrivelled and the way such bundles are often given (through a third party) as a courting present. Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Portman Co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 188/6(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(7)
Title:
View showing bundle wrapped up ready for carrying on the back. 'Alaba-da' rope, called 'Bètmo-da' is always used for tying up these big bundles, and the large loop of rope which passes around the carrier's chest is here shown. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 188/6(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(8)
Title:
Small bundles. Such articles as cooked food, fruits, and other eatables are wrapped in the leaf of the Licuala, 'Kápa-da'...Such bundles are carried in the hand, or stuck in the waist belt. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 188/6(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(9)
Title:
Andamanese wrapping up a large bundle. This is only done when Andamanese move on to another village. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Caption continues: 'All their belongings are then either separately wrapped in small parcels, or else left loose, and both small parcels and loose goods are placed on a layer of Licuala leaves, 'Kápa-da', on the ground. The whole is then tightly bound together ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 188/6(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(20)
Title:
Andamanese women often sit in this position [cross-legged], which is seldom assumed by the men. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-face view.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 188/6(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/6(32)
Title:
Showing the patterns on his back. Beyond the rule, that in all the Southern tribes the tattooing [scarification] is done in patterns with small incisions, the style of pattern, and the place, is a matter of taste. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); body decoration; ethnic groups; Portman Collection; rites and customs; scarification
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

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