'Uta' shell held in right hand. Outside of shell visible. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Photograph demonstrating the Andamanese use of half of the bivalve shell Cyrena as a cutting instrument. The lengthy letterpress description describes how the shell is used.
[Bow making, Andaman Islands.] The South Andaman bow. Karam-da. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Showing a growing tree selected for making the bow. The long descriptive caption records that the bow and arrows is the principal weapon of the Andamanese, and that various kinds of wood are used in its manufacture, 'the important point being that the branch se...