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London, England
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James Edge-Partington, 1897, A piece of north east coast New Guinean men's bark cloth., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89866
Unidentified photographer, 1870, Portrait of a man, a member of the French Tirailleur (Infantry), in three-quarter profile in front of a neutral backdrop; he wears a cloth shirt under an embroidered military jacket., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89712
Edgar Degas, 1877-1878 (ca), Les deux danseuses (The two dancers) / Object: Two dancers in a rehearsal room, Drypoint and aquatint, British Museum, LL/99321
Unidentified photographer, 1935, 9 July, Aerial photograph of settlement of Hamud, Somalia, and surrounding scrubland., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89844
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1873 (ca), Domestic Scene Among the Chippewa Indias., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101038
John H. Fitzgibbon, 1851-1852 (taken) 1869 (copy), Photograph (black and white) from an album, of a daguerreotype; studio portrait of One Horned Elk (He-kha-ka He-wan Zhi), an Oglala Dakota chief, [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 35], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89734
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1870s, Dakota Child Musician, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101003
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Pair of hands demonstrating how to hold an arrow in a bow before shooting. Andaman Islands, Photograph, British Museum, LL/89799
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of a woman posing in front of a painted backdrop; she wears beaded necklaces and a cloth wrap around her waist; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89701
Bennett Greig, 1938, Pachacamac in the Lurin Valley to the south of Lima on the southern central coast of Peru., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89826
Thomas J. Washbourne, 1870 (ca), Portrait of a woman and child sitting in front of a neutral backdrop; the woman wears a cloth shirt and skirt, and the child, who is sitting in her lap wears a fur cloak; Australia., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/107795
Unidentified photographer, 1870s (ca), Portrait of a Zulu woman posing in in front of a neutral backdrop, kneeling on top of woven mats on the floor; she wears picks in her hair, a headband, necklaces, armbands, a belt and a loin covering; Southern Africa., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89752
John William Lindt, 1885, 35. Koiari Chiefs at Sadera Makera [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89897
Charles Partridge, 1903, 24 December, A chief's canoe with many people; off Bonny, Southern Nigeria, Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89858
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Full length frontal portrait of an unclothed adult male standing in front of a plain backdrop. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89773
Unidentified photographer, n.d., [Early Byzantine spoons, ca. 650, found near Acheripoetos Monastery, Nicosia, Cyprus], Colour photograph, British Museum, LL/89829
F. York, 1875, [British Museum gallery with natural history specimens], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/92754
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Head and shoulder profile portrait of an unclothed adult male in front of a plain backdrop. Tape-measure or rule to suspended next to male. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89756
Josiah Martin, 1889 (or later), [Studio Promotion for Josiah Martin], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/124336
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult female standing in front of a plain backdrop, wearing a hip-cloth, bead neck-ornament, arm-ornaments, head-band. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89764
Geraldine Moodie, 1903-1905, Studio portrait of an Inuit woman, Nanowk, wearing decorated fur and skin clothing and boots; Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay., [Geraldine Moodie album], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89817
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Studio portrait of an Osage man sitting on a chair; wearing manufactured shirt, striped head-gear, a blanket around his waist, and is holding pipe., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89720
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a Goinchilla(?); man, named Madillah, with his arms crossed, showing his body scarification on his chest and wearing an arm ornament on each arm; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89931
John William Lindt, 1876, Two indigenous Australian people, a man and a woman, posing in front of a painted studio backdrop, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89919
Unidentified photographer, 1870s (ca), Portrait of a Zulu man posing in in front of a neutral backdrop; he wears an ornament and feather on his head, an ear ornament, and has a cord-strap across his shoulder; Southern Africa., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89753
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a Gubbi Gubbi man, named Yammara, with his head turned to his left; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89930
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), "Myself & some of my staff Mayamba." [Africa, Gabon, Mayoumba], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52504
J.E. Mayall, 1847-1890 (ca), Music-cover sheet for 'To the West, To the West!', with portrait of composer Henry Russell, three-quarter length standing by organ, head turned and looking to left, in arch, ships on the sea in the background; after Mayall, Sheet music, British Museum, LL/89733
George Rose, 1907, 12,287. Three Malaita Women at Aouki, Langa Langa Lagoon, Solomon Islands, with ornaments in their ears and noses, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113315
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Head and torso profile portrait of an unclothed adult male, seated on a chair in front of a plain backdrop. Measuring-rod balanced in head-clamp in front of male. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89757
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), View of single-storey thatched-roof building, possibly a liquor factory. Surrounded by fence, rural setting. West Africa., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89851
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a Goinchilla(?); man, named Madillah, showing his body scarification on his chest and wearing an arm ornament on each arm; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89929
John William Lindt, 1885, 40. Sir Peter Scratchley's Camp, Aroa River, Redscar Bay [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89890
John William Lindt, 1885, 36. Koiari Village, inland from Bootless Inlet [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89888
Bennett Greig, 1938, Machu Picchu showing part of the "King's" group in the southwestern sector of the site, with a corner of the Torreon shown in the left foreground and agricultural terraces in the background., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89823
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a Dungulla(?); man, named Nerdthoo, from the Mitchell River, north Queensland, with his head turned to his right, wearing a beaded necklace with shell ornament, and showing scarification on his chest and arms; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89932
Geraldine Moodie, 1903-1905, Studio portrait of an Inuit girl, Ungunga; she wears a fur parka, fur mittens, hide leg coverings and boots; Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay., [Geraldine Moodie album], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89814
Unidentified photographer, 20th century, View of three thatched roof mosquito houses on high stilts, on the beach; sea visible in the background; Rotuma, Fiji., Stereoview, British Museum, LL/101045
Charles Kerry, 19thC (late), Fifteen photographs of Australian Aborigines, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89812
Thomas Bevan, 1860s, Australian Woman. Queensland, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89689
Unidentified photographer, 1850-1900 (ca), Sierra Leone, full-length portrait of small group of adult females and children. Wearing ceremonial [?] costumes including net garment with sleeves, patterned cloths, large tassels hanging from arms, body-paint on faces, head-gear., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89749
John William Lindt, 1885, 15. Well of Kokiuna, Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89903
John William Lindt, 1885, 76. Kerepunu Women at the Market Place of Kalo [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89913
Alfred Percival Maudslay, 1890-1891, The Palace, House D, view of the western corridor looking south; man wearing hat, shirt and trousers leaning on wall. This house stands on the northern half of the western edge of the Palace Mound. Palenque, Mexico., Glass negative, British Museum, LL/89804
Unidentified photographer, 19th century (late), Portrait of three Omaha(?) men outdoors in front of a campsite, tipi's in the background, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101040
John William Lindt, 1876, A portrait of a man sitting on rocks in front of a painted studio backdrop, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89921
Dufty Brothers, 1870s-1880s, A Kanak woman posing seated in front of a painted backdrop; she wears a band in her hair and a skirt made of grass; she holds a small bowl in one hand; Noumea, New Caledonia., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89691
John William Lindt, 1885, 86. Village Scene, Moapa, Aroma District [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89898
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of a man posing in front of a painted backdrop; he wears necklaces and a long cloth or hide loin covering and wrist and ankle bands; he holds wood spears in one hand; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89704
Unidentified photographer, 1890s (ca), A man posing in front of a neutral backdrop; he wears a headband made from shells, a nose ornament, necklaces including a shell pendant; South Australia., Lantern slide, British Museum, LL/89782
Bennett Greig, 1938, Machu Picchu showing detail of steps and niches cut into the rock; near the Torreon (?), Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89824
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult male standing in front of a painted studio backdrop, holding a stick. Unclothed. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89765
Unidentified photographer, 1890 (ca), Studio portrait of W.D. Webster, with two carved elephant tusks either side of him, holding two shorter tusks, Photograph, British Museum, LL/89744
John William Lindt, 1885, 20. Poling a Lakatoi to Windward, Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89883
John William Lindt, 1885, 99. Near Mission Station, Suau, Stacey Island [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89901
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, The tattooed leg of a man of the South Andaman group of tribes., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89789
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a Wakaja man, name Coontajandra with his face turned to his left, but showing the body scarification on his chest; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89925
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Typical heads of the Andamanese - "Balia", man of the "Aka Bojigiab" tribe, Middle Andaman; age about twenty-five years, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49893
Unidentified photographer, 1870s (ca), Portrait of a man posing in front of a neutral backdrop; he wears a headband, bracelets, cloth wrap and belt; Southern Africa., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89754
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of a young adult female seated in front of a plain backdrop, wearing a waist-cloth, bead neck-ornament, arm-ornament, wrist-ornament. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89761
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult female standing in front of a plain backdrop, unclothed. Small dog next to her. Khoikhoi (?), South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89778
Edgar Degas, 1879-1880, Les blanchisseuses (The laundresses), Etching and aquatint, British Museum, LL/99320
John William Lindt, 1885, 32. Koiari Chiefs, Village of Sadera Makera [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89887
Geraldine Moodie, 1903-1905, Studio portrait of an Inuit woman, Kee-wy-you, with her hair in two braides and wound with decorated cloth, wearing a beaded and decorated parka; Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay., [Geraldine Moodie album], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89818
Unidentified photographer, 1890, Alfred Percival Maudslay on a mule in Quiriguá, Guatemala, Photograph, British Museum, LL/109426
J.A. Green, 1880-1905, Portrait of young adult female sitting in chair., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89748
Unidentified photographer, 1897, Group of six European men sitting, surrounded by Benin objects, several other men are sitting in a building at the back; the six men are wearing western-style clothes and helmets., [Benin Expedition], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89743
Mrs. I.M. Turnbull, 1902, Portrait of two adult Somali males. Elderly male at left wearing cloths, turban, bead necklace. Head-rest [?] hanging from string around waist. Male at right wearing cloths, holding spear., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89845
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of a woman posing in front of a painted backdrop; she wears beaded necklaces, a cloth top and skirt; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89707
George Rose, 1907, 12,254. Some natives of Dalla, Malaita, Solomon Islands. A study in ornaments for native noses and ears, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113309
Unidentified photographer (British Museum?), 20thC (early), A relief plaque made of brass from Benin, depicting a European figure holding a crossbow and three crossbow bolts., Lantern slide, British Museum, LL/89745
John William Lindt, 1885, 46. Women Making Pottery, Hanuabada [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89911
Whitney & Zimmerman, 19th century (mid), Scene at Indian Payment, - Odanah, Wis., [Lake Superior Scenery], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/101046
Charles Kerry, 19thC (late), Fifteen studio portraits of Indigenous Australian men some have scarification on their chests, some have body paint on their chests, one is wearing a headdress, some are holding a throwing sticks; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89809
Unidentified photographer, 20thC, A collection of supposedly Inca (according to handwritten annotation on reverse) silver figurines depicting males and females, including one on a llama; and three mirrors or large cloak pins (tupus)., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89828
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1870s (ca), Chippewa Indian Deer Hunt, on Snow Shoes., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101006
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1870s (ca), Domestic Life among the Chippewa Indians., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101013
John William Lindt, 1876, A portrait of a man standing in front of a painted studio backdrop, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89922
Charles Kerry, 19thC (late), Fifteen studio portraits of Indigenous Australian men some have scarification on their chests, some have body paint on their chests, one is wearing a headdress, some are holding a throwing sticks; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89807
Rev. Edgar W.T. Greenshield (1877-1913), 1893, Five whale harpoons hanging in front of a sheet by rope., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89795
John William Lindt, 1885, 51. Village of Hanuabada, Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89906
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Head and torso frontal portrait of an unclothed adult male, seated on a chair in front of a plain backdrop. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89758
George Rose, 1907, 12,301. A Characteristic View of Natives on the edge of the Tylo River, Sua Bongi, Malaita, Solomon Islands., [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113307
Alfred Percival Maudslay, 1894, Stela D, south face; trees in the background. Great Plaza, Quiriguá, Guatemala., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89784
Geraldine Moodie, 1903-1905, Studio portrait of an Inuit woman, Ooktook, wearing a beaded parka, brass headband and several rings on her fingers; Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay., [Geraldine Moodie album], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89820
William Henry Jackson, 19th century (late), Studio portrait of a Winnebago woman sitting on a stone in front of a painted backdrop, with a child standing beside her, and a dog lying by her feet, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101039
1900, Siege currency, Mahikeng, South Africa, Cyanotype, British Museum, LL/89792
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), "An agent starting per [?] Hammock to another factory, by the Beach. W. Africa" [Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, Santa Isabel], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52505
George Rose, 1907, 12,256. Bena, A Native Fortified Island on the Langa Langa Lagoon, on the western side of Malaita, Solomon Islands., [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113310
John William Lindt, 1893, Two indigenous Australian people, a man (Coontajandra); and a woman (Langingubble); posing in front of a studio backdrop; both have body scarification; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89915
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a chief Geedah from Muralug, sitting on the right wearing a piece of cloth tied around his neck; Geedah's foster son, named Cowra(?); sitting on the left wearing a cloth wrap; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89916
John William Lindt, 1885, Group at Kaio, with Feasting Stages. [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89881
F. York, 1875, [British Museum gallery with natural history specimens], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/92753
Roger Fenton, n.d., Assyrian Tablets in the British Museum (Kuyunjik Collection of cuneiform tablets), Albumen prints, on card, British Museum, LL/66760
Joel E. Whitney, 1862, Wah Bo Jeeg (White Fisher), Chief Gull Lake Band Chippewas. An old Warrior, once taken prisoner by the Sioux, and speaks the language., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89716
Mrs. I.M. Turnbull, 1902, Portrait of two adult Somali males, wearing cloths, hair-ornaments, holding spears. Male standing at left has dagger strapped to arm. Male sitting at right is holding circular shield on arm. Painted backdrop., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89842
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Female Andamanese - Ilech, girl of the Ta-Yeri tribe; age about six years, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49891
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Studio portrait of Young Black Dog, an Osage man, sitting; wearing porcupine-quill decorated shirt with fringes, a blanket wrapped around his legs and waist, a feather in his hair, neck-ornament and is holding a tomahawk., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89722
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a Wakaja man, name Narimboo with his hand on his chest, covering his body scarification; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89926
Unidentified photographer, 1903-1904, Portrait of a boy, wearing a cloth wrap, standing on a wooden box [Papua New Guinea], [Cooke-Daniels Ethnographical Expedition to British New Guinea 1903-1904.], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89872
Reverend William George Lawes, 1881-1889, A Koitapu Chief and another man posing in front of a neutral backdrop; they both wear feather headdresses and ear ornaments; one holds a war club, the other holds a bamboo cylinder with geometric incised design; Koitapu, Papua New Guinea, Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89877
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Head and shoulders of an adult Andamanese male being smeared with "KOIOB" on the hollow of his upper lip; he is wearing neck-ornament. Andaman Islands, Photograph, British Museum, LL/89802
E. Lovejoy, n.d., Studio portrait of two Natives recreating the killing and scalping of a white man, the white man is kneeling on the floor pretending to resist the attack of the other two., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89693
Josiah Martin, 19th century (late), [Three Maori objects; a wooden and paua shell kumete (food presentation bowl)], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/124338
John William Lindt, 1885, 75. Mourners and Dead House at Kalo, Kemp Welch R. [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89914
Joel E. Whitney, 1864, 24 February, Little Crow's Son, Wo-Wi-Na-Pe, [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89682
George Rose, 1907, 12,230. Tambo Houses, Ramada, Solomon Islands. The resting place of the skulls of two great chiefs of the island, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113312
H. Bennett, 1897, July?, Gabon [?], small group of Fang adult females sitting inside thatched-roof shelter. "Making mats and fish traps"., Gelatin silver print, retouched, British Museum, LL/89853
Whitney & Zimmerman, n.d., Me-shaw-ke-ke-shick (Sky down to the Earth.) Young Chippewa Brave., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89699
John William Lindt, 1885, 97 Naria, Bertha Lagoon, S. Cape [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89893
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Female Andamanese - Ilech, girl of the Ta-Yeri tribe; age about six years, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49890
Unidentified photographer, 1888 (ca, taken), Mosque in Kumasi [Ghana], Print, British Museum, LL/89856
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Stone figure carving of Hoa-Haka-Nana-Ia from the Easter Island, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/76269
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Full length frontal portrait of an unclothed adult male standing in front of a plain backdrop. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89775
Isaac Briot (print maker), 17th century, Georges Cardinal d'Amboise Grand Ministre d'Estat et Legat en France, Engraving, British Museum, LL/127053
Reverend William George Lawes, 1881-1889, Five girls with tattoo markings on body, wearing plant fibre skirts, necklaces, earings, bracelets, armlets; three bags hanging; white screen as (studio) background; Papua New Guinea., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89876
Unidentified photographer, 1850-1900 (?), Study of display of large collection of West African [?] objects. Includes spears, axes, knives or daggers, comb, textile, personal-ornaments, small figures. [Gabon], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89855
John William Lindt, 1885, 72. Native House, Kamali [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89896
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of women and children posing in front of a painted backdrop while seated on the floor; some wear necklaces, armbands, wrist bands and ankle bands; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89702
Ellis Silas, 20thC, View of a sailing boat at sea, photographed from on board a ship; Papua New Guinea(?), Cellulose nitrate negative, British Museum, LL/89863
Unidentified manufacturer (Central African Republic), 1997 (?), Printed cotton textile in blue and green checks with brown and yellow and a portrait inscribed "Mme Mireille Kolingba Presidente d'Honneur de l'U.D.F.C." (L'Union Démocratique des Femmes Centrafricaines ), Printed textile, detail, British Museum, LL/89836
Unidentified photographer, 19thC (late), The legs of someone sitting down; the legs show signs of leprosy; Papua New Guinea., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89861
George Rose, 1907, 12,282. The Chief's House, Aouki, Malaita, Solomon Islands. The Chief himself, dressed in light clothes, is also in the view, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113319
Unidentified photographer, 1880-1905 (ca), 1230. Afrique Occidentale - Senegal - Traitant du Cayor - Collection Générale Fortier Dakar, Postcard, British Museum, LL/89740
John William Lindt, 1885, 39. Akibaka Creek, Aroa River, Kabade District [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89904
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult male standing in front of a plain backdrop, wearing shorts [?] and shoes. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89763
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), "Ivory Traders, Batanga 2." 5.5' N." [Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, Santa Isabel], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52503
Charles Partridge, 1903, 20 December, Surf-boat moored to R.M.S. Biafra; off Sekondi on the Gold Coast., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89859
John William Lindt, 1885, 44. Village Scene, Hanuabada [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89900
John Watt Beattie, 1906, A man shooting fish, Solomon Islands., Lantern slide, British Museum, LL/89806
Unidentified photographer, 1890s (ca), Portrait of a man with his mouth open; he has a moustache and beard; South Australia., Lantern slide, British Museum, LL/89751
John William Lindt, 1885, 96. Cloudy Mountains, from Bertha Lagoon, S. Cape [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89894
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1870s (ca), Scene at an Indian Payment., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101012
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult male crouching in front of a painted studio backdrop, unclothed. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89768
Thomas Bevan, 1860s, Australian Woman and Child. Queensland, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89718
Joel E. Whitney, 1862 (Entered according to Act of Congress), Little Crow, A Sioux Chief, and Leader of the Indian Massacre of 1862, in Minnesota, [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89686
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Typical heads of the Andamanese - "Burinya", woman of the "Aka Bojigiab" tribe, Middle Andaman; age about thirty years; wearing necklace., Photograph, British Museum, LL/49892
C. Dammann, 1874 (ca), A Kanak man's severed (?) [New Caledonia], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89687
James Edge-Partington, 1897, A piece of north east coast New Guinean woman's bark cloth., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89865
F. York, 1875, [British Museum gallery with natural history specimens], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/92755
George Rose, 1907, 12,202. Some Tourists on the Beach at Bagga, Solomon Islands. A tropical view, beautiful even for the islands, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113317
Unidentified manufacturer (Central African Republic), 1997 (?), Printed cotton textile in blue and green checks with brown and yellow and a portrait inscribed "Mme Mireille Kolingba Presidente d'Honneur de l'U.D.F.C." (L'Union Démocratique des Femmes Centrafricaines ), Printed textile, British Museum, LL/89835
John William Lindt, 1885, 34. Tree House, Koiari Village [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89880
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of a woman posing in front of a painted backdrop; she wears a cloth top draped over one shoulder and a patterned cloth wrap around her waist; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89708
Unidentified photographer, ? (taken) 1869 (copy), Photograph (black and white) from an album; studio portrait of a man sitting down beside a table covered in a floral cloth, and furs on the ground, [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 15], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89736
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Male Andamanese - Balia - Man of the Puchik-War tribe. Éremtága. Age about 27 years, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49889
Antonio Shindler, 1868, Photograph (black and white) from an album; studio portrait of Moses Keokuk, [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 21], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89737
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Studio portrait of Josyhoes, Chief of Big Hill Band of Osages, [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89719
John William Lindt, 1876, A portrait of a man and a woman in front of a painted studio backdrop, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89920
John William Lindt, 1885, 24. Native House at Vanuabada, Kabade District [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89905
H. Bennett, 1897, July?, Gabon [?], small group of Fang adult males and child. Sitting on benches inside "palaver house". Wearing shirts, shorts [?]., Gelatin silver print, retouched, British Museum, LL/89854
Mrs. I.M. Turnbull, 1902, Portrait of adult Somali male in profile, wearing cloth, hair-ornament, holding spear., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89841
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1870s (ca), Domestic Scene Among the Chippewa Indians., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101010
Unidentified photographer, 1870S, Portrait of a three women posing, sitting in front of a painted backdrop; they wear cloth dresses that hang over one shoulder; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89710
Unidentified photographer, 19th century (late), 14 Spotted Tails Daughter, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101005
Whitney & Zimmerman, n.d., Mah-jie-way-we-dung. (Rattling Runner.), Chippewa Chief., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89696
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Display of four pig arrows. Andaman Islands, Photograph, British Museum, LL/89801
Hamilton & Kodylek , 19th century (late), Studio portrait of a Winnebago woman sitting on a chair, holding a baby in a wooden baby-carrier wrapped in cloth and with charm ornaments on the baby-carrier around its neck, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101008
Unidentified photographer, 1870s (ca), Portrait of a woman posing in front of a neutral backdrop, sitting on mats on the floor with her back to the camera; she has scarification on her back and wears a headband and belts; Southern Africa., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89772
Bennett Greig, 1938, Pukaria in the vicinity of (below) Tambo Machay, showing detail of terraced stonework fitted between bedrock., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89825
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), Portrait of three European adult males sitting in canoe. Canoe being pushed on or off shore by two African adult males [Gabon, Mayoumba], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52501
Whitney & Zimmerman, n.d., Mah-nee-do-ke-shick. (Spirit of the Skies.), Chief Cass Lake Chippewas.Very brave, [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89695
J.A. Green, 1895-1905, Crowds of people gathered together in groups. Wearing cloths, head-gear, shirts, jacket. Large canoes with roofs pulled up on river bank in background., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89746
John William Lindt, 1885, 17. Village of Koitapu, Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89909
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of a woman posing in front of a painted backdrop; she wears beaded necklaces, a cloth loin covering and leg and ankle bands; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89706
Unidentified photographer, 1870s (ca), Portrait of a Ndebele man posing in front of a neutral backdrop; he wears a pick in his hair, a headband, choker and belt; Southern Africa, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89770
Alfred Percival Maudslay, 1894, Monument N; man standing on the left at the base of a huge tree looking down at large stone; near the eastern border of the Great Plaza. Quiriguá, Guatemala., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89805
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of a chief Geedah from Muralug, sitting on the right wearing a piece of cloth tied around his neck; Geedah's wife sitting on the left wearing a shirt; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89917
Ffrench (daguerreotypist), 1850 (ca), Music-cover with illustrated title page with a portrait of Mrs Amelia Bloomer, whole-length facing the viewer, wearing baggy trousers and with an umbrella over her shoulder, for the polka written by J J Blockley and dedicated to Mrs Colonel Bloomer, Sheet music, British Museum, LL/99326
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of a woman posing in front of a painted backdrop; she wears beaded necklaces and a patterned cloth wrap around her waist; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89709
John William Lindt, 1885, 87. Koapena's House, Main Street, Moapa [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89899
Unidentified photographer, 1903-1904, Portrait of a girl, wearing a cloth wrap skirt, [Papua New Guinea], [Cooke-Daniels Ethnographical Expedition to British New Guinea 1903-1904.], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89873
Hamilton & Kodylek , 19th century (late), Studio portrait of a Sioux(?) baby in a wooden baby-carrier ornamented with charms, wrapped in cloth, and with a charm necklace around its neck; the baby-carrier is leaning upright on a wooden Western-style stool; Iowa(?),, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101011
Tokim, 1936-1952, The Chevron Pattern on Temple Wall, Zimbabwe, Postcard, British Museum, LL/89832
Mathew B. Brady, 1859-1904, Portrait of Daniel Webster, bust, looking at the viewer, wearing dark suit and neckerchief; in oval; after a daguerreotype by Brady; illustration to an unidentified publication., Wood engraving, British Museum, LL/89727
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), Portrait of small group of adult males standing on river beach, holding canoes under arms and over shoulders. Wearing cloths around lower bodies, holding paddles. [Gabon], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52502
George Rose, 1907, 12,291. Cannibals of Solomon Islands. A few real out-and-out specimens, with whom one would not trust oneself alone, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113308
George Rose, 1907, 12,309. The Picturesque Entrance to some very interesting Lime - Stone Caves on Hameri Island (Rovana), Solomon Islands, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113323
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult female standing in front of a plain backdrop, with curtain drapery to left of image. Unclothed. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89762
Unidentified photographer, 19th century (late), Portrait of a baby in a wooden baby-carrier or baby board wrapped in cloth, in front of a dwelling covered in fur, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101009
Unidentified photographer, 1880-1905 (ca), 1199. Afrique Occidentale - Senegal - Femmes du Cayor - Collection Général Fortier, Dakar, Postcard, British Museum, LL/89742
Whitney & Zimmerman, n.d., Ah-kei-wen-sie. (The Old Man.) Chippewa Chief., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89700
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Full length profile portrait of an unclothed adult male standing in front of a plain backdrop. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89776
John William Lindt, 1885, 70. Scene at Kamali Village, inland from Hula [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89886
Unidentified photographer, 1905 (?), Volta river at Kpong [Ghana], Gelatin silver print?, British Museum, LL/89857
George Rose, 1907, 12,255. Some of the Cannibals of Malaita, Solomon Islands. Notice the ornaments that grace their hair, ears, and noses, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113311
John William Lindt, 1885, 71. Native House at Kamali [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89885
Unidentified photographer, 1903-1904, A portrait of a man sitting in front of a backdrop, with a beard, distended ear lobes, and carrying a plant fibre bag(?) over his shoulder; on the right of the image is a wooden stick with a wooden label inscribed with the number "298"; Papua New Guinea., [Cooke-Daniels Ethnographical Expedition to British New Guinea 1903-1904.], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89870
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult male seated on an animal hide in front of a painted studio backdrop. Unclothed. Xhosa (?). South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89766
John Watt Beattie, early 20th century, Group of men, women, and children standing in a lagoon and on three outrigger canoes; Fiji, Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/94560
Charles A. Zimmerman, 19th century (late), interior view of a wigwam (domed single-room dwelling), with a smoke hole opening in the roof; three Winnebago men and one Winnebago woman sitting on the floor, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101007
Unidentified photographer, 1903-1904, The bottom half of a man in front of a backdrop; his right knee is swollen from an illness [Papua New Guinea], [Cooke-Daniels Ethnographical Expedition to British New Guinea 1903-1904.], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89871
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of men and boys posing in front of a painted backdrop while seated on the floor; some wear ankle bands; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89703
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of four unclothed children seated and standing in front of a plain backdrop. Two holding some sort of cutlery in a metal cooking-vessel. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89767
Bennett Greig, 1938, Huanuco Pampa, an Inca administrative centre located on the flat, high plain above the Urqumayu River about 12km from the modern town of La Union and 150km from Huanuco., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89827
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Pair of hands opening a Cyrena shell, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49894
Joel E. Whitney, n.d., Ka -ze-osh. (One who sails.), A Chippewa Chief., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89694
Unidentified photographer, 19thC (late), Three axes, all with stone blades, wood hafts and rattan binding; from Papua New Guinea., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89862
Unidentified photographer, 1900-1932, Frontal portrait of adult male standing beside tall wooden Bongo [?] male figure. Carved male figure with arms and facial features. Adult male wearing head-gear, jacket, tunic, trousers. Indoors, American building. [Sudan], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89848
Geraldine Moodie, 1903-1905, Studio portrait; Koo-tuck-tuck, deaf and dumb Inuit woman standing, holding the background drop with her right hand; wearing her attigi or beaded parka and foot-wear; Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay., [Geraldine Moodie album], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89816
   

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