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Division of Ethnology photograph collection

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Creator
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology
Creator
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology
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Division of Ethnology photograph collection
Extent
14,500 Items
Date
ca. 1860s-1960s
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.PhotoLot.97
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Drawings
Clippings
Citation
Photo lot 97, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
Arranged by geographic area, generally following George P. Murdockʹs Outline of World Cultures.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Drawings
Clippings
Scope and Contents
Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the most part, the material is historical or ethnological, including images of specimens, portraits, and scenes of daily activity. Some landscape views are also included.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1628120086765-1628120087354-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3361718ad-0211-4be3-805f-10163a0c4dc2

In the Collection

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  • Man in Costume and with Necklaces

  • Two Young Women with Face Paint and in Costume Outside Pole And Thatch House

  • Man in Costume Painting

  • View of Cuna Village Showing Pole Houses with Thatch Roofs and Dugout Canoes

  • Man and Two Women in Costume with Ornaments, Fish Nets And Wooden Pole in Jungle Clearing Near Fence

  • Group on Bamboo Bridge Over River; Canoes Along Shore

  • Portrait (Front) of Man, 42 Years Old, from Kuldja (Now Yining), Ili Colonial Dependency Between Sungaria and Chinese Turkestan (Now Sinkiang, China), in Costume

  • Stucco House with Thatched Roof, Government Building, Used As Temporary Laboratory by "Albatross"

  • Greeting Card Silkscreen

  • Drawing, 1777, by W. Hodges and Engraving by B. T. Pouncey Of Resolution Bay, Marquesas Islands, Showing Men in Costume In Outrigger Canoes and Coastline

  • Object

  • Non-Native Man Near Breadfruit Tree and Pole and Thatch House with Woven Mat Blinds

  • Group in Costume Outside Pole and Thatch Houses

  • Pole and Thatch House with Woven Bamboo Walls Near Coast; View of Moorea Island in Background

  • Portrait (Profile) of Woman, 31 Years Old, from Zerawschan and Syr-Daria District, Russian Turkestan (Now Kazakh SSR), in Costume

  • Ceremony, Feast

  • Group of Women and Children, Including Mother Carrying Infant In Kaross (Animal Skin Sling), in Costume Near Mat House And Surrounding Mat and Pole Fence

  • Man in Costume with Helen Hamilton Gardener on Camel and Other Camels Bearing Goods in Desert

  • Ceremony, Shah Nasr Ed-Din's Funeral

  • Collection, for Making Tapa, Wood, Woven Cloths:From Various Islands in Oceania

  • North America

  • Medicine Horn Drawing

  • Group in Costume Holding Poles and in Canoes on Water Near Shore

  • Object

  • Spear, Collection; Some with Marron Points, All In Stand

  • Group in Costume with Ornaments, Turtles Outside Pole and Thatch House

  • Adler/Albert

  • James Lawrence, Non-Native Parasitologist, Using Microscope And Various Glass Specimen Bottles

  • Man, Priest, with Special Headdress, Preparing Sacred Water in Basket Container Prior to Sacrifice; Another Man with Pipe and Children Nearby

  • Two Young Cuna Women Wearing Nose Rings, Arm and Leg Bands and In Costume at Water's Edge

  • Young Woman with Scarification, in Rafia Skirt, and With Ornaments

  • Woman, Possibly Mura Clan, Michibambin Village? with Finished Pottery and Tool for Shaping Pottery

  • Igorot

  • View of Village Showing Pole Houses with Thatch Roofs in Jungle

  • Hori Kingi Te Anaua, Wanganui Chief Photograph of Painting

  • Group of Women and Children in Costume and Wearing Blankets On Roadway at Station; Train Nearby

  • Group of Men with Non-Native Man Outside Agency Masonry Buildings with Thatch Roofs

  • Object

  • Group of Schoolchildren and Teacher in Costume Outside Plank House with Corrugated Tin Roof

  • Man Wearing Skull Cap Drawing

  • Three Whites in Mule Driven Medicine Wagon with Red Cross Outside Wood Frame Building

  • Bambara

  • Portrait of Weddi (Vencente), Young Man, 18 Years Old, with Body Paint and Wearing Beaded Choker

  • Ceremony, Farmers' Dance?

  • Inamura-Ga-Saki Cliff

  • Portrait of Woman Holding Infant; Both in Costume

  • View Along York Street in Colombo; Group in Costume with Thatch-Covered Wagons, Jinrikshas and Automobile

  • Woman in Costume

  • Two Men from San Francisco El Alto in Costume with Large Trunk on Back with Tumpline Preparing for 30-Mile Trip Outside Wood Frame House

  • Four Men in Costume Playing Marimba in Arcade of Stucco Building

  • Assami

  • Music

  • Object

  • Portrait (Front) of Hindu Man, 20 Years Old, from Zerawschan and Syr-Daria District, Russian Turkestan (Now Kazakh SSR), in Costume

  • Woman with Sister and Daughter in Informal Costume Outside Wood Building

  • Object

  • View of Makatea Island Coastline from Coastline

  • "China Girl, Sycee Head Dress" Engraving

  • Portrait of Two Men in Costume with Cord Around Necks

  • Portrait of Young Man

  • Two Boys in Costume Outside Bamboo Frame House with Nipa Palm Thatch Walls and Roof

  • View of Street Showing Pings (Gallows-Like Wood Structures Decorated with Wheat for Fertility Feast), Hitching? Posts, Pole and Mud Houses with Thatch Roofs and Squash Growing on Top

  • NM 175738 ? Fan, Wood:Paper:Painted Decorated:Used By Shaman

  • White Man with Body Paint Taking Measurement? of Choco Man Wearing Face Paint, Silver Ear Plugs, and in Ceremonial Costume

  • Ceremony, Change of Guards

  • Oar, 2, Wood:for Double Canoes

  • Illustration in Book Showing Fish Spears and Methods of Attaching Points to Pole

  • Man in Costume in Field

  • Two Women and Girl in Costume Fishing with Nets in Water

  • Zulu? Women in Costume, Carrying Beer in Gourd Containers Atop Heads in Field

  • Two New Guinea Men Wearing Ornaments Including Gourd Penis-Covers And Orchid-Fiber ? Bands

  • Young Man in Military Uniform and with Gun Outside Masonry Building

  • Round Pole and Thatch House with Woven Mat Blinds

  • Group in Costume in Field Near Buildings Used by Visitors Who Have Come to Tombs

  • Man in Costume Near Stand of Pandanus Utilissimus on Trail Between Magayjay Mud Luisiana

  • Man in Costume in Frame Lookout Tower on High Platform

  • Masonry and Wood Suspension Bridge Over Agus River and Showing Island Landscape

  • Two Women in Costume with Bundles and Metal Basins Atop Heads, One Carrying Metal Container, on Roadway Near Mountains

  • Large Masonry Church with Classical-Style Portico and Bell Tower

  • View of Plaza Showing Street Car, Masonry Government ? Building, Shops, and Group in Costume

  • Portrait (Profile) of Man, 18 Years Old, from Zerawschan and Syr-Daria District, Russian Turkestan (Now Kazakh SSR), in Costume

  • View of Stone "Marai" (Stone Foundation) in Jungle Clearing

  • Object

  • Man in Costume in Field

  • House Constructed with Bamboo, Wood, Nipa Palm, Scrap Iron, And Canvas

  • Cuna Boys in Costume on Beach; Village of Pole Houses With Thatch Roofs in Distance

  • Stucco Mosque with Tiered Thatched Roof

  • E. H. Hipsley and Dentist, David Cameron, Both Non-Natives, Testing Large Group in Costume for Tuberculosis and Diptheria Outside Wood Frame Building

  • Young Boy in Costume Near Bamboo Frame Outside Wood Boys' School Building

  • Portrait (Profile) of Man, 57 Years Old, from Kuldja (Now Yining), Ili Colonial Dependency Between Sungaria and Chinese Turkistan (Now Sinkiang, China), in Costume

  • Decorated Mud House with Mud Roof of Kraal (Stockaded Village) and Courtyard with Metal Cooking Kettle, Gourds for Drinking Vessels, and Mealies Drying

  • Rana Roraka (Front View) Drawing

  • Young Woman in Costume with Indian Tea Kettle and Brass Cooking Vessels at Hearth Inside Longhouse; Drying Rack for Meat And Fish Above Fire

  • View of Subterranean Stone Houses with Sculptured Doorposts

  • Group of Women and Children in Costume and Wearing Blankets On Roadway at Train Station

  • Man Poling Boat and with Dip Net on Lake

  • Two Pole and Thatch Houses, Both on Raised Platforms Near Coconuts Drying on Poles

  • Policeman in Uniform and with Gun and Bayonet, Guarding Sacks Of Cocoa ? Outside Warehouse

  • Petticoat with Cowrie Shell Decoration Used by Chief's Wife Or Daughter in Tiza Valley, and Cloth with Circular Cowrie Shell Decoration Worn Only by Wife of Rich Man Who Has Done Complete Series of Ceremonies in Dayang Valley

  • Two Boys in Costume with Blankets and on Horseback in Field; Horses with Trappings

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Sultan in Uniform and Wearing Medals and Five Men, Entourage, In Costume with Daggers and Swords on Ship's Deck; Group of Men, Including Some Non-Native Sailors, Behind Them
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