An Amazonian Indian man, holding a spear and a blowpipe (?), in a photographic studio.

  • Ferrez, Marc, 1843-1923.
Date:
1900
Reference:
542149i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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About this work

Description

He is wearing elaborate feathered adornments

Publication/Creation

Rio de Janiero (Rua Rodrigo Silva) : Marc Ferrez, 1900.

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Casa Marc Ferrez apparelhos photographicos

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 542149i

Ownership note

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.

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