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
Museum number: Am,B37.19
 
Photograph (black and white), half of a mounted stereoscope photograph; portrait of three Omaha(?) men outdoors in front of a campsite, tipi's in the background; the two Omaha(?) men on the left, sit on a fur garment on the ground the man on the far left, wears a hat, a jacket, a pair of trousers and a pair of boots; the man in the centre, wears a fur hat with embroidered designs, a shell necklace, a shirt, a pair of leggings, and holds a tomahawk; the Omaha(?) man on the far right, stands beside a timber frame(?), and is wearing a choker necklace, a shell necklace, arm ornament over a shirt, an embroidered blanket around his waist, a pair of leggings, embroidered moccasins, and is holding an embroidered pouch; United States of America.
 
Curator's comments (Accessed: 5 June 2020)
Acquisition/Associated name: This image is stored in a box labelled as "William Blackmore". There is no associated documentation to determine that the collection was acquired from the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury in 1932, at the same time as Blackmore albums within the BM Pictorial Collection.
Photographer: Unidentified. Same photographer as Am,B37.18 through to Am,B37.20 as same white labels on back of mount, giving partial reference to title of image.
 
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