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EAP207/1/1

Record Id:
036-002701809
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002701808
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100022551645.0x0003db
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
EAP207/1/1
Title:
Indigenous portraits (001) [1882-1906]
Scope & Content:

The series Indigenous portraits is composed by different photographs of indigenous peoples from Argentina, Chile and Paraguay, which were produced between 1882 and 1906. The most part of this series comprises anthropometric photographs that were taken following precise rules.

By the end of nineteenth century anthropologists interested in the study of “human races” recommended all subjects being photographed naked, according to established anthropometric poses, making full-length or torso portraits.

The full-length photographs were taken in three different positions of the subject: frontal, profile and back, meanwhile the torso portraits used to be taken in front and profile. Although as we already said most of the photographs belong to these two anthropometric portrait types (especially numerous are the full-length and profile torso portraits) there are several images that do not fit in this classification, and could be considered in close relation both with the “artistic” and “ethnographic” portraits.

The provenance of these photographs is diverse. The major part of them were obtained as part of Museo de La Plata scientific research activities, such as those taken by order of Francisco Moreno (Buenos Aires, Argentina) in 1885, and those produced in the expeditions to Catamarca (Northwest Argentina) in 1893; to Patagonia by the end of 1895; to San Sebastián (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) in 1896; to Paraguay in 1896-1897; and to Jujuy (Northwest Argentina) in 1906. A second group of photographs comes from other expeditions such as those of Crequi-Monfort to Tierra del Fuego (Chile and Argentina) in 1882-1883, Nicanor Larraín to Puerto Deseado (Patagonia, Argentina) in 1883; Charles de La Hitte to Villarrica (Paraguay) in 1894; and Carlos Spegazzini to Salta (Northwest Argentina) in 1905. A last group comprises photographic reproductions –which date of production is unknown- made by the Museum Photographic Service from original documents belonging in many cases to the two latter groups. In a few cases the provenance of these reproductions is unknown.

Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Project / Collection:
Native Peoples' Photographs, Museum of La Plata, Argentina
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002701808
036-002701809
Is part of:
EAP207/1 : Museo La Plata. Archivo Fotográfico General (1937) – Sección Antropología (002) [1882-1906]

 

EAP207/1/1 : Indigenous portraits (001) [1882-1906]
Contains:
EAP207/1/1/1 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco and Tierra del Fuego.
EAP207/1/1/2 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/3 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/4 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/5 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
EAP207/1/1/6 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco and Paraguay.
EAP207/1/1/7 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/8 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/9 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/10 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco
EAP207/1/1/11 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco and Tierra del Fuego.
EAP207/1/1/12 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/13 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/14 : Portraits of Fuegian Indigenous people.
EAP207/1/1/15 : Portraits of Fuegian Indigenous people
EAP207/1/1/16 : Portraits of different Indigenous people.
EAP207/1/1/17 : Portraits of Patagonia Indigenous people.
EAP207/1/1/18 : Portraits of different Indigenous people.
EAP207/1/1/19 : Portraits of Patagonia Indigenous people.
EAP207/1/1/20 : Photographs of Indigenous people, monuments and skulls.
EAP207/1/1/21 : Book and portrait reproductions
EAP207/1/1/22 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/23 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco and Patagonia.
EAP207/1/1/24 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco.
EAP207/1/1/25 : Portraits of different indigenous people from Gran Chaco and Tierra del Fuego.
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Hierarchy:
032-002701808[0001]/036-002701809
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP207/1
Record Type (Level):
Series
Extent:
218 TIFF images
Digitised Content:
https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP207-1-1
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Languages:
Spanish
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1882
End Date:
1906
Date Range:
1882-1906
Era:
CE
Access:

This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.

These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.

Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

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Former External References:
AFO
Arrangement:
In order to arrange this collection EAP Projects Guidelines were used, adding a new alphanumeric reference, using five fields (i.e, Collection / Section / Series / Container / Document), as follows: EAP207/AFO/002/00X/00Y/000Z
Information About Originals:
The original material is held at the Museo de La Plata, Archivo Histórico y Fotográfico, Argentina
Material Type:
Photographs
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Subjects:
Anthropology
Indigenous populations
Portrait photography
Places:
Argentina, South America