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21. Photo 188/4(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(14)
Title:
[The South Andaman bow: making the bow string. Rolling the fibre into twine.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Seated Andaman Islander at work. Caption reads in full: 'The fibre is dried in the sun, and when ready for spinning a bundle is taken, and placed between the first and second toes of the left foot of the worker. Two pieces of different lengths are held together...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 188/4(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(17)
Title:
[The South Andaman bow: making the bow string. Stripping bark from the cinnamon tree.] Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Showing Andaman Islander tearing off a long strip of bark from the 'Chaura' or cinnamon tree. The letterpress describes this shorter method of making bow strings.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 188/4(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(24)
Title:
Andamanese cutting bamboos. The long ones are used as shafts for the turtle harpoon, the short shoots as arrow shafts. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Andamanese Islander standing amongst a large clump of bamboos.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 188/4(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(2)
Title:
[Shooting with the South Andaman bow. Karam-da.] Different ways in which the hands are held in the delivery of the arrow. One method. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 188/4(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(15)
Title:
[The South Andaman bow: making the bow string.] Two of these pieces of twine are then twisted together thus, and the cord made is used, after being waxed, for a variety of purposes besides bow strings, such as nets, etc. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 188/4(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(16)
Title:
[The South Andaman bow: making the bow string.] Four or five pieces of the twisted twine, and pieces of the loose fibre are then twisted together, held between the first and second toes of the worker, who sits in this position. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 188/4(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(23)
Title:
[Making the South Andaman bow.] Method of holding the pig's tusk when smoothing or planing the wood of the bow. The tusk is sharpened by scraping the edge with a shell. The incised dog tooth ornamentation on the bow can be seen. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 188/4(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(29)
Title:
[Making arrows, South Andamans.] The shaft is then held as shown in this illustration, and the bark scraped off with a Cyrena shell. The shell is held with the inside nearest the wood, and is pulled towards the operator. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 188/4(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(1)
Title:
[Shooting with the South Andaman bow. Karam-da.] The bow is then reversed for use, and this view shows a man in the act of shooting with it. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography This photograph and the following prints are a continuation from Photo 188/2 (21-25), which illustrates the making of the South Andaman bow.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 188/4(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 188/4(8)
Title:
[Unstringing the South Andaman bow. Karam-da.] To unstring the bow it is again placed in the same position as for stringing, the end being pulled down by the left hand and the string lifted off with the right. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Caption continues: 'The string is not removed from the upper end, and at the lower end is secured to the bow by a wrapping of cane or other bark, which is used by the Andamanese where we should use cord.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890-1893
Extent:
1 item

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