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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
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
Geraldine Moodie, 1903-1905, Studio portrait of three Inuit women, Tu-uck-lucklock, Neveshenuck and Towtook; wearing beaded parkas. A hunting scene is depicted at the back of Neveshenuck's costume; Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay., [Geraldine Moodie album], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89815
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
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
John William Lindt, 1885, 16. Village Scene, Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89910
George Rose, 1907, 12,274. Native Women at the Mission Station, belonging to the Shepi Village, Bukato, Isabel, Solomon Islands, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113324
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult female standing by a chair in front of a plain backdrop draped with a curtain. Female standing in profile, her clothes round her ankles. Khoikhoi (?), South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89777
George Rose, 1907, 12,323. A Village in the Mountains, Gandalcanar, Solomon Islands. The natives were too shy to face the camera, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113322
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, 12,245. A Trader's Home, on a small islet in the Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Built for a tropical climate, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113316
Unidentified photographer, 1903-1904, A view of the back of a person in a linen jacket, with two people each placing a hand on the back of the person in the jacket; Papua New Guinea., [Cooke-Daniels Ethnographical Expedition to British New Guinea 1903-1904.], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89869
James Edge-Partington, 1897, A piece of north east coast New Guinean woman's bark cloth., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89865
John William Lindt, 1893, A side profile view of a Wakaja man, named Coontajandra, showing body scarfication on his back; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89924
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
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1870s (ca), Domestic Life among the Chippewa Indians., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101013
Edgar Degas, 1879-1880, Les blanchisseuses (The laundresses), Etching and aquatint, British Museum, LL/99320
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
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
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
John William Lindt, 1885, 98. Magiri, Bertha Lagoon, S.Cape [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89902
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Full length portrait the back view of an adult female standing in front of a plain backdrop. Unclothed except for bead neck-ornament, cloth head-gear. Base of photographer's head-clamp visible behind her feet. Khoikhoi (?), South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89780
James Edge-Partington, 1897, A piece of north east coast New Guinean woman's bark cloth; wooden adzes in the background., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89868
Thomas Easterly, 1840s-1850s (taken) 1868 (copy), Photograph (black and white) from an album, of a daguerreotype; studio portrait of No Heart (Nacheninga)[?], an Iowa Chief, [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 26], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89735
J.A. Green, 1880-1905, Portrait of young adult female sitting in chair., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89748
Thomas Bevan, 1860s, Australian Woman and Child. Queensland, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89718
Unidentified photographer, 1935, 9 July, Aerial photograph of settlement of Hamud, Somalia, and surrounding scrubland., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89843
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
James Edge-Partington, 1897, A piece of north east coast New Guinean woman's bark cloth., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89867
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
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
John William Lindt, 1885, 50. Pottery Makers, Hanuabada [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89908
R.A. Brotherton [?] or poss. C. B. Brubaker, 1850s-1860s, Mrs "Lo" and Little "Negee.", [Gems of Lake Superior Scenery], Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101004
Joel E. Whitney, 1862 (or later), Anpetu-tokeca, (Other day) Who rescued Sixty-two persons from the Indian Massacre of 1862, in Minnesota., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89690
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
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
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
Joel E. Whitney, 1862, Cut Nose, Who in the Massacre of 1862, in Minnesota, murdered 18 Women and Childre and 5 Men., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89714
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of a group of male and female children, wearing cloths, personal-ornaments. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89769
Thomas J. Washbourne, 1870 (ca), Portrait of a man sitting in front of a studio backdrop, including foliage; he has a moustache and beard and wears a fur cloak wrapped around him; Australia., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89692
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
Joel E. Whitney, n.d., Mah-nee-do-ke-shick (Noon Day), A Chippewa Chief, [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89697
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
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
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, 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, n.d., [Early Byzantine spoons, ca. 650, found near Acheripoetos Monastery, Nicosia, Cyprus], Colour photograph, British Museum, LL/89829
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, 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. Hattorf (Hamburg), 1885, Studio portrait of a Nuxalk man, Tom Henry; he wears a fur hat, face paint, and a chilkat blanket with fur trim; Hamburg, Germany. (Bella Coola Indianer), Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89813
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brenda Zara Seligman, 1909-1922 (?), Close-up of painting on exterior wall, Shilluk shrine of Nyakang, Sudan. Wall-paintings depicting what appear to be animals and people., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89849
H.N. Sweet, 1889 (taken) 1902 (published), Alfred Percival Maudslay at Chichen Itza ["Chichén Itzá. My Room, 1889."], Photograph, British Museum, LL/109425
Thomas Easterly, 1847 (taken) 1868 (copy), Photograph (black and white) from an album, of a daguerreotype; studio portrait of Longhorn, a Sauk and Fox Chief, [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 21], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89730
Unidentified photographer, 1935, 9 July, Aerial photograph of settlement of Hamud, Somalia, and surrounding scrubland., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89844
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
Reverend William George Lawes, 1881-1889, Three girls with tattoo markings on body and face, wearing plant fibre skirts, necklaces, earings; three bags hanging; white screen as (studio) background; Papua New Guinea., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89875
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
John William Lindt, 1885, 30. The Haunt of the Alligator, Laloki River [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89884
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Full length frontal portrait of an adult female standing in front of a plain backdrop. Unclothed except for bead neck-ornament, cloth head-gear. Base of photographer's head-clamp visible behind her feet. Khoikhoi (?), South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89779
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, 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, 12,287. 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
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Hand holding a pig's tusk, demonstrating how to hold it when smoothing the wood of a bow. Andaman Islands, Photograph, British Museum, LL/89798
Thomas Easterly, 1847 (taken) 1868 (copy), Photograph (black and white) from an album of a framed daguerroeotype; studio portrait of Moses Keokuk (23 years old), [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 21], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89729
Unidentified photographer, 19th century (late), 14 Spotted Tails Daughter, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101005
Isaac Briot (print maker), 17th century, Georges Cardinal d'Amboise Grand Ministre d'Estat et Legat en France, Engraving, British Museum, LL/127053
Ellis Silas, 20thC, View of a village with thatched roof round buildings; South Africa, Cellulose nitrate negative, British Museum, LL/89750
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
Josiah Martin, 1900 (ca), Photo montage of twelve images of various landscapes, including mountains, hot lakes, and other vistas; Whakarewarewa, New Zealand., Cabinet card, British Museum, LL/89803
James Edge-Partington, 1897, A piece of north east coast New Guinean woman's bark cloth., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89864
George Rose, 1907, 12,249. A Group of Native Women and Children, Savo, Solomon Islands. How they carry babies in these parts, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113325
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
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), "Ivory Traders, Batanga 2." 5.5' N." [Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Bioko, Santa Isabel], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52503
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Studio portrait of Nom-pa-wa-la, an Osage man, sitting on a chair, [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89724
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
Gunn & Stuart, 1897, Music-cover sheet for "Victoria Waltz", portrait of Queen Victoria, Music-cover sheet, photomechanical print, chromolithograph, British Museum, LL/86269
Thomas Bevan, 1860s, Australian Woman. Queensland, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89689
Unidentified photographer, 20thC (early), Scarification on upper back and shoulder of an adult. Wearing a cloth, neck-ornaments.Sudan (south), Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89785
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
Southwell Brothers, 1868, Portrait of Prince Alamayu, son and heir of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, wearing American clothing, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89684
John H. Fitzgibbon, 1851-1852 (taken) 1869 (copy), Photograph (black and white) from an album, of a daguerreotype; studio portrait of Red Plume (Wi-ya-ka-sha), a Blackfoot Chief, [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 40], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89731
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
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, n.d., Studio portrait of Ga-hi-ge-wa-da-in-ga, (Playful chief), an Osage man, sitting., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89723
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, Close view of a tattooed chest of a man of the South Andaman group of tribes., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89790
Thomas Easterly, 1847 (taken) 1868 (copy), Photograph (black and white) of a daguerroeotype; studio portrait of Keokuk, [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 21], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89728
Whitney & Zimmerman, n.d., Chippewa Brave, [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89698
Jabez Hughes, 1868, Portrait of Ethiopian male child, Prince Alamayu, wearing American clothing and hat. Band saying "URGENT" around hat, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89683
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
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Andamanese man, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49887
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
Eadweard Muybridge, 1868-1877 (Fort Wrangle in use), Fort Wrangle, from Rock Cod, [Alaska], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/101044
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
Unidentified photographer, 1934, 1 August (or earlier), Study of Yoruba carved wooden chair., Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89739
1900, Siege currency, Mahikeng, South Africa, Cyanotype, British Museum, LL/89791
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, 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
Thomas J. Washbourne, 1870 (ca), A Molka family; an Aboriginal Australian man (Tommy), woman (Biddy) and two children…, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/107794
Unidentified photographer, 1870s, Portrait of a woman posing in front of a painted backdrop; she wears beaded necklaces and a long patterned cloth wrap around her waist; Suriname., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89705
George Rose, 1907, 12,295. Native Canoes in attendance on a trading cutter, which is engaged in Recruiting Native Labour, Solomon Islands, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113314
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 has a moustache and beard and wears a cloth shirt under an embroidered military jacket., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89713
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, The tattooed leg of a man of the South Andaman group of tribes., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89789
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
W.G. Chamberlain, 1874 (ca), View of a flat grassy landscape, with several tipi's on the landscape, in a circular Ute encampment; Middle Park, Colorado, United States of America., [BM William Blackmore Coll. Album 8], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89794
Unidentified photographer, 1905 (?), Volta river at Kpong [Ghana], Gelatin silver print?, British Museum, LL/89857
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, 83. Mission House at Parimata, Aroma [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89895
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Female Andamanese - Ilech, girl of the Ta-Yeri tribe; age about six years, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49891
B.F. Childs, 19th century (late), Home of Old Nokomis [Chippewa], Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101042
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
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
Unidentified photographer, 19th century (late), Portrait of Wak-ka-mas, a Winnebago chief, in front of a tipi, speaking to a group of men, women, and children seated on the ground, and two men sitting in a tree in the background, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101015
Thomas J. Washbourne, 1869 (ca), Portrait of an Aboriginal Australian leader, "King Tatambo", sitting in front of a neutral backdrop; he wears a 'king plate' (engraved gorget), fur cloak, cloth wrap around his waist, and holds a tree limb; Australia., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/107796
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), "Myself & some of my staff Mayamba." [Africa, Gabon, Mayoumba], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52504
Mrs. I.M. Turnbull, 1902, Portrait of adult Somali male in profile, wearing cloth, hair-ornament, holding spear., Photograph, British Museum, LL/89841
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
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
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
Whitney & Zimmerman, 1865 (ca), Wa-kan-o-zhan-zhan. (Medicine Bottle). Executed at Fort Snelling, Nov. 11, 1865, for participation in the Massacre of 1862., [William Blackmore Coll. Album 9], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89685
John Watt Beattie, 1906, A man shooting fish, Solomon Islands., Lantern slide, British Museum, LL/89806
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
Thomas Bevan, 1860s, An Aboriginal Australian man and woman posing in front of a studio backdrop; the man wears trousers, the woman wears a head band, neckband, and a wrap around her waist., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89688
Unidentified photographer, 1860-1880 (ca), Head and shoulder profile portrait of an adult male, unclothed. Tape-measure or rule [?] suspended behind head. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89759
Tokim, 1936-1952, The Chevron Pattern on Temple Wall, Zimbabwe, Postcard, British Museum, LL/89832
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Pair of hands opening a Cyrena shell, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49894
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
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
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, belt and loin covering; he holds a staff in one hand and another object (perhaps another hair pick) in the other hand; Southern Africa., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89771
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
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Male Andamanese - Balia - Man of the Puchik-War tribe. Éremtága. Age about 27 years, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49889
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, 1860-1880 (ca), Head and torso frontal portrait of an unclothed adult male in front of a plain backdrop. South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89755
Alfred Percival Maudslay, 1890, House G, stone lentil with two human figures. Quiriguá, Guatemala., Lantern slide, British Museum, LL/89797
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
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
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
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
F. York, 1875, [British Museum gallery with natural history specimens], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/92753
Joel E. Whitney, 1860s (?), Little Crow, A Sioux Chief, and Leader of the Indian Massacre of 1862, in Minnesota, Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89715
Geraldine Moodie, 1903-1905, Studio portrait of an Inuit man, Meshowk, wearing a fur parka; Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay., [Geraldine Moodie album], Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89819
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, 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
George Rose, 1907, 12,315. A Quantity of Split Cocoanuts, Penduffryn, Solomon Islands. They are being sun-dried in order to make copra, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113318
Charles Partridge, 1903, 21 December, Native passengers with personal luggage on board R.M.S. Biafra; off Cape Coast Castle, Gold Coast, Gelatin silver print, British Museum, LL/89860
Hamilton & Kodylek , 19th century (late), Studio portrait of a Sioux woman standing in profile, carrying a baby on her back, Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101043
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
George Rose, 1907, 12,258. In the Forest, Sua Bongi, Malaita, Solomon Islands. A view of the peculiar front of a native tree, [The Rose Stereographs], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/113321
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
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
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
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
Whitney & Zimmerman, 19th century (mid), Scene at Indian Payment, - Odanah, Wis., [Lake Superior Scenery], Stereoview, British Museum, LL/101046
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
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
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
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
Maurice Vidal Portman, 1890s, Female Andamanese - Ilech, girl of the Ta-Yeri tribe; age about six years, Photograph, British Museum, LL/49890
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
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
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
Roger Fenton, 1858, Marble bust of her Royal Highness the Princess Royal - by Mrs. Thornycroft - from a photograph by Fenton, Wood engraving, British Museum, LL/89833
John William Lindt, 1893, Portrait of an Cungella man, named Ookathunda, showing body scarification on his back; Australia., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89928
DW, 1878, 8 February (?), Gabon or Cameroon, study of group of objects arranged on stand with scale markings. Objects include knives or daggers, calabash [carved from wood?], phallic pot., Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89834
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, 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
C. Dammann, 1874 (ca), A Kanak man's severed (?) [New Caledonia], Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89687
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
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
John William Lindt, 1885, 22. Port Moresby Natives watching the Lakatoi Race [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89892
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
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1870s (ca), Domestic Scene Among the Chippewa Indians., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101010
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
John William Lindt, 1885, 45. Group of Children, Elevala, Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], [British New Guinea Expedition 1885 led by led by Sir Peter Scratchley], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89912
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
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, 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
Francis W. Joaque, 1871 (ca), Native of C. Coast [?] wife & daughter [Gabon], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/52500
Thomas Bevan, 1860s, Aboriginal Australian men posing in front of a neutral backdrop; two of the men are engaged in a mock fight while the others look on; one has an axe, the other a stick., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/89717
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Stone figure carving of Hoa-Haka-Nana-Ia from the Easter Island, Albumen print, British Museum, LL/76269
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
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, 1860-1880 (ca), Portrait of an adult male standing in front of a painted studio backdrop, holding a stick. Unclothed. Stand of a photographer's head-clamp visible behind feet. Xhosa (?), South Africa, [Album title: "Ethnology. South Africa. Capt. J. E. Parish RN."], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/89781
Unidentified photographer, 1880-1905 (ca), 1199. Afrique Occidentale - Senegal - Femmes du Cayor - Collection Général Fortier, Dakar, Postcard, British Museum, LL/89742
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
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
F. York, 1875, [British Museum gallery with natural history specimens], Albumen print, British Museum, LL/92755
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, 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
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
Alfred Percival Maudslay, 1890, View showing range of chambers of a building known as the Casa de Monjas or Nunnery, from the south east corner of terrace; man sitting in doorway. Chichén Itzá, Mexico., Lantern slide, British Museum, LL/89796
Charles A. Zimmerman, 1873 (ca), Domestic Scene Among the Chippewa Indias., Stereoview, half, British Museum, LL/101038
Thomas J. Washbourne, 1870 (ca), Portrait of a man sitting in front of a studio backdrop, including foliage; he has a moustache and beard and wears a fur cloak wrapped around him; Australia., Carte de visite, British Museum, LL/107797
   

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