Black and white negative of barge boat on water, from perspective of another boat on the water
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Ants nest. Tree
Carte de visite featuring photograph of unknown man
Close-up of the villagers in the previous shots; note the amuletic bracelets anklets and necklet worn by the children.
Black and white medium format negative of dawn with palm tree and river in background
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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