Skeleton of a man, a woman from the Akka tribe and a gorilla (provided by the hunter-naturalist Paul Du Chaillu), displayed in a row. Photograph by Gambier Bolton, 1890.

  • Bolton, Gambier.
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1890
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577014i
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Skeleton of a man, a woman from the Akka tribe and a gorilla (provided by the hunter-naturalist Paul Du Chaillu), displayed in a row. Photograph by Gambier Bolton, 1890. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1890

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1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 47 x 39.3 cm

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[...] Akka woman's skeleton (presented by Emin Pasha to the [?...] compared in height with those of a man (normal) [?...] and Du Chaillu's gorilla Lettering hand-written on photograph gives information on photographer: "Gambier Bolton, Camera Club, 21 Bedford St, W.C., copyright 1890" Lettering on label on mount partly damaged and unreadable

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