Today Collection (page 10)

Long rifle captured from Nosu, China, East Asia
Two men with a long rifle captured from the Nosu (Nuosu) in south-western China, East Asia. Due to its size it requires two people to fire it. Date: 1922

Nosu girls with large hairstyles, China, East Asia
Nosu (Nuosu) girls with large hairstyles created by combining their own hair with wool, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Family meal with chopsticks, China, East Asia
Family meal with bowls and chopsticks, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Man on his fishing boat, China, East Asia
Man at the tiller of his fishing boat, smoking a long pipe, China. Date: 1922

Boys and girls in a missionary school, China, East Asia
Boys and girls in a Baptist missionary school, China, East Asia, with teachers at the back. Date: 1922

Men pulling a boat through rapids, China, East Asia
Men pulling a boat by ropes through rapids on the Yangtze River, China. Date: 1922

Ornately decorated trading junk, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest striking a temple bell, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest striking a temple bell in an attitude of prayer, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest of Lin Yin, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest of Lin Yin (probably the Lingyin Temple, near Hangzhou), China. Date: 1922

Araucanian women, southern Chile, South America
Araucanian women of southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people

Araucanian woman weaving, Chile, South America
An Araucanian woman weaving cloth used to make ponchos, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922

Two Araucanian women weaving, Chile, South America
Two Araucanian women weaving guanaco wool, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922

Four young men on mules, Chile, South America. They are playing the sport of topeadura, which involves pressing sideways against each other until one side gives way

Two men and a horse, Chile, South America. They are both wearing ponchos, and the man on horseback is holding a very large glass. Date: 1922

Araucanian chief on horseback, Chile, South America
Araucanian chief on horseback wearing a poncho and a hat, and carrying a spear, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche)

Street scene with dancers, Chile, South America -- they are dancing the national Cueca, performed with hand-clapping, handkerchief waving and musical accompaniment. Date: 1922

Street scene in Santiago, Chile, South America
Street scene in the city of Santiago, Chile, South America -- the man is buying mote, a kind of popcorn covered in syrup, from street vendors. Date: 1922

Rancher on horseback, Chile, South America
Rancher on horseback wearing a striped poncho and rather large spurs, Chile, South America. Date: 1922

Meat supply off the coast of Chile, South America -- how it is taken aboard at Pacific ports. Date: 1922

Delivering beer, Valparaiso, Chile, South America
Man on horseback, delivering a crate of beer in the city of Valparaiso, Chile, South America, which is too hilly for wheeled vehicles. Date: 1922

Steep funicular railway, Valparaiso, Chile, South America
One of many steep funicular railways or elevators in the city of Valparaiso, Chile, South America, with a set of steep steps alongside. Date: 1922

Tank room for boiling nitrate, Chile, South America -- the end product is pure nitrate of soda, known as saltpetre. Date: 1922

Operatives crushing nitrate, Chile, South America -- the end product is pure nitrate of soda, known as saltpetre. Date: 1922

Female tram conductor, Chile, South America. Date: 1922

Buddhist scene on the island of Putou, China, East Asia
Scene on the Buddhist island of Pu Tu (Putou), in the East China Sea south-east of Shanghai, China. Date: 1922

Buddhist pulpit seat, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The priest sits cross-legged on it to deliver a sermon. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). Head priest of a pagoda, has just descended from an ornate seat. Date: 1922

Royal catafalque, Cambodia, South East Asia
Building the royal catafalque, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The structure was built on the death of King Norodom in 1904, and has his funerary urn at the top

Two musician dancers of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). 1922

Lahu men and women of Burma, South East Asia
Lahu men and women of Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Date: 1922

State barge of Chief of Yawnghwe, Burma, South East Asia
State barge of the Chief of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe), southern Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. The prow is in the shape of the Sacred Bird

People of the Intha tribe, Inle Lake, Burma, South East Asia
Men and women of the Intha tribe, on Inle Lake in southern Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. They are known for their leg rowing techniques, as seen here, used to propel their long canoe

Women of the Bre tribe, Burma, South East Asia
Women of the Bre (Kayaw) tribe, in the hills of Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. They are covering their faces as they fear the black magic of the camera. Date: 1922

Women of the Padaung tribe, Burma, South East Asia
Women of the Padaung (Kayan Lahwi or Lahoi) tribe, Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Two of them can be seen with brass coils round their necks

Buddhist monks praying, Rangoon, Burma, South East Asia
Buddhist monks and others praying at the Shwedagon Pagoda shrine, Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Date: 1922

Middle class men and women, Bulgaria
Middle class men and women in traditional embroidered and braided costume, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

Young peasant girl in traditional gala dress, Bulgaria
Young peasant girl, age 16, in traditional gala dress with rich embroidery, silver decorations and ribbons, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

Young peasant woman in traditional dress, Bulgaria
Young peasant woman in traditional dress with embroidered bodice, Bulgaria. She is carrying baskets of wild berries. Date: 1922

Bride wearing a traditional floral mask, Bulgaria
Bride wearing a traditional floral mask with a cap of coins, Bulgaria. Date: 1922

House interior, Purari Delta, New Guinea, South West Pacific
Interior of a mens house, with mural decorations consisting of shields, drums and ornaments, Purari Delta, New Guinea, South West Pacific (then part of the British Empire, now Papua New Guinea)

Malay man collecting wine from tree, South East Asia
Malay man collecting sweet wine from a toddy palm tree, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922

Three Sakai tribesmen, Malay States, South East Asia
Three men of the Sakai tribe, equipped for hunting, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922

Malay man and woman tilling field, South East Asia
Malay man and woman tilling a field with a primitive harrow, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922

Malay man gathering bread from tree, South East Asia
Malay man gathering bread from a tree, in the form of jackfruit, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922

Children making baskets, Hong Kong (then part of the British Empire) -- their small, nimble hands are claimed to be ideal for this work. Date: 1922

Kayan men in long house with skulls, Borneo, SE Asia
Kayan men sitting on the floor of a long house with war trophy skulls on display, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922

Kenyah man with his shield, Borneo, SE Asia
Young Kenyah man with his shield, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). It has a stylised face painted on it, and is decorated with human hair from his victims. Date: 1922

Kayan man with piglet and blowpipe, Borneo, SE Asia
Young Kayan man who has just caught a piglet with a poison dart from his blowpipe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). (6 of 6) Date: 1922

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