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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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  • Brass Waist Rings, Necklaces, and Head Ornaments

  • Togo/British West Africa/Gold Coast

  • Woman in Costume and with Bird? Cage in Garden

  • Woman in Costume, Holding Rolled Reed Mat and Carrying Young Boy, and Burden Basket with Tumpline; Three Men in Partial Costume with Bow, Arrow, and Machete Nearby

  • View of City Street Showing Houses ? or Stores ? on Either Side

  • View of Group of Cattle in Brush Corral; Two Men and Wagon Nearby

  • Three Men Wearing Breechcloths and Ornaments on Board Ship

  • View of Large Building (Palace ? or Estate?) in Countryside; Mountains Beyond

  • Higuchi, Potter, in Costume with Wares Inside Workshop

  • Four Illustrations of Women's Dress Engraving

  • Object

  • View Inside Mosque of Mohammed Ali (1824-1857 AD) Showing Dome, White Marble and Green Jade Walls and Columns, and Hanging Glass-Covered Lights

  • Group and Non-Native Man (W. A. Cook ?) Outside Thatch Village Council Hall; Thatch Houses Nearby

  • Group in Costume with Goat Flock Enroute to Old Memphis

  • Unspecified

  • Portrait (Profile) of Woman, 30 Years Old, from Zerawschan and Syr-Daria District, Russian Turkestan (Now Kazakh SSR), in Costume

  • View of Cuna Island Village Showing Pole Houses with Thatch Roofs And Dugout Canoe with Sails

  • Two Ainu Wives of Korean Man in Informal Ainu Costume With Daughter in Korean Costume Outside Wood Building

  • Madame Yang, Wife of Korean Ambassador, Viewing Bronze Maitreya of Old Silla Dynasty at Exhibit of Korean Art in National Gallery of Art

  • Young Woman in Costume, Carrying Burden Basket Full of Wood And Ax with Tumpline Outside Bamboo and Thatch House; Woman And Young Girl Inside House

  • Two Girls in Costume on Steps Outside Wood Building

  • Group of Men and Boys in Costume on Dock with Wood Frame Shelter and Railway Tracks

  • Hezekiah's Reservoir and Surrounding Masonry Buildings Including Mosque with Minarets (Towers)

  • Man and Boy in Costume and with Ornaments Near Pole and Thatch Platform House

  • Ceremony, Janam Ashtami Celebration

  • Old Man in Costume

  • Ceremony, Inauguration

  • Woman, Boy, and Girl, in Costume with Donkey-Drawn Cart; Turkeys and Rabbits in Crates

  • Group of Men in Costume with Horses Bearing Goods at Courtyard of Caravansarai?; Men Clearing Brick Rubble with Shovels Near Ruins in Background

  • Pole and Thatch Platform House in Jungle Clearing; Thatch Shelter Nearby

  • Portrait (Front) of Man, 24 Years Old, from Kuldja (Now Yining), Ili Colonial Dependency Between Sungaria and Chinese Turkestan (Now Sinkiang, China), in Costume

  • Photo of Photo Showing Man Wearing Animal Skin and with Two Women, One Carrying Infant on Back, in Costume Outside Log Structure with Thatch Roof

  • Large Group in Costume by Tables Laid Out with Food

  • Young Man in Costume, Cutting Steps Into Log with Dao (Knife)

  • Four Zulu Warriors with Clubs, Spears, And Shields Near Tree

  • View of Nipa Palm Group

  • Group with Blankets, Children Sleeping Under Them; Man and Woman with Hookah (Pipe); All in Costume in Stone Courtyard Of Livery; Candleholder and Bowl Nearby

  • Man Wearing Head Band Drawing

  • Woman and Child in Costume and on Carabao (Water Buffalo) Loaded with Rice Straw ?

  • View of Island Vegetation, Shoreline, and Lagoon

  • Group of Male Musicians in Partial Costume with Instruments, Including Gongs and Vibrating Bars, Outside Pole, Mat, And Thatch Structure; Spectators and Buildings Nearby

  • Man in Costume, Wearing Wood Headdress and Great Indian Hornbill Feather on Hat Indicating Headhunting Success, and Carrying Flintlock Gun and Dao (Knife)

  • Portrait of Man in Costume, Carrying Gourds. with Yoke

  • View of Gorge in Tropical Forest

  • View of Canal Showing Bancas (Round-Bottomed Boats) and Bamboo Rafts

  • Non-Native Woman Innoculating Group in Costume Near Grove Of Bushes; Blankets Nearby

  • Shrine or Temple Inside Plank Camp Structure

  • Boat for Cormorant Fishing, on Water

  • View of Rubber Tree; Helen Hamilton Gardener, Non-Native Woman, and Non-Native Man Behind It

  • Portrait of Subbhuti Unanse ("Priest of Good Wisdom"), Buddhist Priest and Noted Scholar, in Costume and Holding Fan

  • Two Fishermen's Outrigger Canoes, One with Mast, Both on Beach

  • Bas-Relief Showing Pharaoh, Figures, and Hieroglyphics

  • Chief Magistrate Anghel Gargog (Old Man) and Young Girl, Both In Costume Near Two Large Coral Money Discs in Jungle Clearing

  • Sailors with Guns Marching

  • Boy, Student, in Costume, Sitting at Table with Pencil and Paper in Snow

  • Non-Native Man, Woman, and Two Old Women in Costume, One With Burden Basket

  • Native and Non-Native Group Including Helen Hamilton Gardener and Mr and Mrs Palacio Outside Automobile Repair Shop Beside Hotel

  • View of Village Showing Pole and Thatch Houses Near Coast

  • Portrait of Two Men, Soldiers, in Uniform, One with Sword; One with Rifle

  • Guadalcanal

  • Woman in Costume and on Horseback with Articles for Travel, Including Infant Cradle; Outside Toldo (Skin and Pole Tent); Bola, Horse Trappings, and Drying Meat on Poles

  • Cuna Men, Non-Native Expedition Members and Native Guide, with Dugout Canoe in River

  • Cuna Mola Wall Hanging; Mahogoney Cacique's Staff; Stool; and Jaguar Skin

  • Group in Costume in Masted Banca (Round-Bottomed Boat) With Outrigger on River Near Masonry Bridge with Arches

  • Fetish, Clay:Fiber:Human Figure

  • Screen, Silk?:Paint:Panels 1 and 2:Honoring Ancestor Of 1000 Living Descendants

  • Man in Costume in Jungle Clearing

  • Object

  • Group in Costume and Herd of Llamas at Train Station In Mountains

  • View of Stone Building, Headquarters of Organization of American States (OAS)

  • View of Beach at Harbor and Masted Ship in Distance; Birds and Small Wood Frame Shelter in Foreground

  • Group in Costume with Blankets Outside Toldo (Skin and Pole Tent); Some Drinking Yerba Mate (Mild Stimulant Beverage); Meat Drying on Poles

  • Ceremony, Wedding, Umbrella Dance

  • Elluwat, Young Man, 20-25 Years Old, Wearing Wrist Band, At Lake's Edge (Back View)

  • Object

  • Object

  • Portrait of King David Kalakana in Royal Military Uniform And with Ornaments

  • Gong, Double:Metal:Rimmed:Suspended on Hand Held Wood Frame Gong Striker, Double:Metal?:Stone? Tipped

  • Decorated Porcelain Flowerpot Lithograph

  • View of Ruins Showing Pylon of Isis's Temple with Bas-Relief Figures of Horus (Sky God) and Hathor (Sky Goddess) and Colonnade with Figures and Hieroglyphs

  • Drawings

  • View of Volcanos Showing Smoking Cones

  • Sha-Ho-Chiao, or Sho-Ho Bridge (Made with Stones of Ming Dynasty)

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

  • View of Port Lai-O-Hae, Nukuhiva, and West Sentinel Islands Showing Two Non-Native Sailors in Small Boat Near Ship In Foreground

  • Ceremony

  • Object

  • Zulu Maiden in Costume

  • Object

  • Group in Costume, Woman with Infant in Sling, Man with Pole Or Spear, Outside Mud and Pole House with Thatch Roof

  • Object

  • Child Outside Plank Building

  • Maroligar and Walpaitik in Costume and with Ornaments Near Fan Nap

  • Group in Costume; Man with Umbrella and Straw Raincoat?

  • Man in Costume, Weaving Cloth on Loom

  • Haya

  • Object

  • Choco Harvest Festival

  • Man in Costume on Donkey with Baskets; Group in Costume And Non-Native Woman on Street

  • Three Women in Costume Near Palm Trees

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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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