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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

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  • Ke-Age, or Portage Between Two Sections of Lake Biwa Canal?

  • Object

  • View of Pai-Ma-Ssu, White Horse Temple (Buddhist), Built Into Sandstone Cliff; Child in Costume Near Stone Walls Below

  • Boys in Costume; Mountains Beyond

  • Cuna Mola Wall hanging; Mahogoney Cacique's staff; stool, Jaguar Skin

  • General

  • Group of Schoolgirls Outside Woven Bamboo Mats Covering Building Support Poles and Showing Stairs with Bannister

  • Two-Room, Bamboo Frame Platform House with Nipa Palm Thatch Roof; Two Women in Window

  • 296822/461136 Tile, Ceramic:Roof-End

  • Images of Kwannon (Goddess of Mercy) Inside Sanjusangendo Temple

  • Man in Costume with Two-Wheeled Cart on Stone Bridge on Dirt Road in Woods

  • Young Man with Painted Shield and Spear; Thatched House In Background

  • Unspecified

  • Winter Bear Cage (Brush and Log Structure) in Snow

  • New Guinea mask

  • Ruins of Baroque-Style Church with Bell Tower

  • Corinthian-Style Facade of Building with Neoclassical Scene Carved in Tympanum

  • Young Man with Scarification, in Costume and with Ornaments, Playing Panpipes

  • Reverse of Wooden Tablet Photostat

  • Two Men in Costume, Tying Cormorant (Aquatic Bird) for Use In Fishing

  • Portrait of Man, Butcher from North Africa, in Costume and With Meat on Pole

  • Choco Man Wearing Silver Ear Plugs and Arm Cuffs and in Ceremonial Costume and Choco Woman in Costume at River's Edge

  • Cunas in Dugout Canoe with Sails on Water; Island in Distance

  • Man, Wife, and Infant in Costume and with Infant Cradle

  • View of Farm Showing Stucco House and Barn with Tile Roof, Man, Horses and Cultivated Field

  • Group of Men in Costume Near Two-Wheeled Plank Carts and Thatch Carts

  • View of Village with Pole and Thatch Houses Near Beach

  • View of City, Including American Legation Compound

  • Group in Costume Outside Gate to Palace Grounds; Stone Animal Figures (Bears?) Flanking Gate

  • Wicker Fish Trap Near Pole and Thatch House on Stone Platform

  • A-Gwala Cut-Out

  • Woman in Costume, Holding Rolled Reed Mat and Carrying Young Boy and Burden Basket with Tumpline; Man in Partial Costume With Machete and Non-Native Man Nearby

  • Group in Informal Costume at Altar of Inau (Offerings to Gods/ Poles with Shavings) for God of Sun in Snow

  • Large Domed and Turreted Brick and Plaster Tomb of Shah Baharo, Lieutenant of Mian Sarfraz Khan, Built in 1774 AD

  • Two-Story, Stucco Building with Porch; Volcano in Background

  • Group Wearing Loincloths and Ornaments Selling Woven Baskets Of Copra to Non-Natives Near Truck

  • Wind Row of Tridacna (Tridacua?) Shells on Beach

  • Male Orangutan Tied to Pole Outside Tent; Gun Nearby

  • Illustration from Reprint of 17th Century Book Depicting Various Objects, Including Musical Instruments Used in Buddhist Temples

  • Portrait of Man

  • Man, Groom, in Costume and with Pony by One of Pair of Haet'ae (Sculptured Stone Mythical Sea Lions) at Kwanghwa-Mun (Main Gate of Kyongbok Palace (Haet'ae Are Believed to Protect Palace from Fire)

  • Street-View in Alexandria Engraving

  • Two Men Wearing Breechcloths Near Three Coral Money Discs Outside Pole Thatch Village Council House on Ceremonial Stone Platform

  • Carpet, Dragon Motif:Wool:to Sit On

  • Three Objects Drawing

  • Portrait of Princess Sawang Watthana, First Queen Consort Of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V, in Costume and with Ornaments And Fan

  • Martyn Collection

  • Ceremony, Wedding, Umbrella Dance

  • Figure, Wood, Effigy Called Kava Kava Moai:Found By James G.? Morgan on Chappaquiddick Island, Mass (Profile)

  • Captain Willis W. Bradley, Jr, and Officers with Baseball Teams Representing the Four Branches of the Military

  • Drawing by Godefrey? of Chief Naluatuacoke in Tapa Cloth Costume and with Ornaments, October 1877

  • Fountain and Gardens in Courtyard of Cuban House

  • Two Choco Guides Poling Dugout Canoe Under Fallen Tree In River

  • Portrait of Man and Woman of Brinjari Caste in Costume With Ornaments

  • Chief Wearing Guanaco Robe and Headband in Field

  • Young Man in Costume and with Weapon Near Wood Effigy Figure

  • Neo-Classical Style Brick and Masonry Catholic Church, Pawnshop, and Bank Building and Group with Horse-Drawn Carriages

  • Three Men in Costume, Paddling Canoe Laden with Goods, Including Live Chicken, on River

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  • Whirling Dervishes: Boy with Bamboo Flute; Sacred Body on Cushion

  • Three Men in Costume with Outrigger Canoes on Beach

  • View of Wharf at Harbor; Men with Canoes on Shore; Houses Along Shore and on Hillside

  • Horse-Drawn Carriage and Man in Costume in Horse And Mule-Drawn Cart Outside Stucco Shops Decorated With Advertisements

  • View of Cobra River in Jamaica

  • 6981 Head-Rest, Wood with Painted Effigy Figure

  • Two Non-Native Men and Woman in City Botanical Gardens With Bureau of Printing and City Hall in Background

  • Japanese Drawing of Three Chiefs in Formal Costume, Rubbing Hands Together in Greeting

  • Portrait of King Yi Kojong (1852-1919 AD, Reigned 1863-1907 AD), 26th Yi Dynasty King, in Costume and Sitting Between Two Ceremonial Censers at Changdok Palace

  • Two Priestesses and Two Male Attendants in Costume at Kasuga No Miya Temple Founded in 767 AD; Dedicated to Ama-No-Koyane (Shinto God); his Wife

  • View of Village Showing Man and Woman in Costume, Carrying Basket Trays with Yoke on Bridge Over Water; Masonry Buildings and Pile Houses Nearby

  • View of Beach and Ocean

  • Group in Costume with Baskets and Trays of Food at Outdoor Market

  • Young Woman in Costume with Ornaments in Landscaped Garden

  • Gen

  • Object

  • White Man with Cuna Men, Guides, in Costume at River's Edge; Burden Baskets Nearby

  • Portrait of Man in Partial Costume and Wearing Ear Spools

  • Ohiradai

  • John Cummin's Mill

  • View of Brick and Stucco Church Ruins, Cultivated Fields And Volcano

  • Pole and Thatch House with Palm-Slat Walls in Jungle Clearing

  • Masonry House with Tile Roof and Columned Wall

  • Group in Costume Showing Method of Making Kava; Plank Buildings in Background

  • View of Cultivated Brazilian Fields, Groves of Coffee Plants on Plantation ; Houses in Background

  • Ceremony, Parade

  • Marshalls

  • View of British Base Hospital Camp Showing Groups of Soldiers In Uniform Outside Tents and with Horses and Wagons in Open Field Near Town; Another Camp and Mountains in Distance

  • Man and Non-Native Man Beside Wood Boats with Sails on River; Unidentified Structure of Wood and Rocks in Foreground

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

  • Man Wearing Large Leaf-Lined Sun

  • Aerial View of Proposed Site for Construction of New Capital Showing Cultivated Fields and Village

  • Sultan's Stucco? Two-Story Guard House with Thatched Roof; Horse-Drawn Carriage and Two Lamps in Foreground

  • Woman in Costume Outside Pole House with Thatch Roof; Group Inside Shelter with Burden Baskets and Bananas

  • Woman in Costume with Ornaments

  • Ceremony?

  • Views, Misc

  • View of Church with Steeple; Mountains in Background

  • Outside View of City Gate with Man in Costume and Carriage

  • Woman with Ear Plugs and in Costume, Sitting on Rocks

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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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