Photographic Print Demonstration of a dance, Andaman Islands. A black and white photograph showing a man standing on one foot and holding onto a thin stick which is planted in the ground and is attached to a wooden block.
The photograph was taken by Edward Horace Man, who worked on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 1869 until 1901, during the British colonisation of these islands. After a working life spent on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Edward Horace Man retired to Brighton in 1901. In 1929 he died and was buried at All Saints Church in Patcham where a headstone bears his name.
A black and white photograph showing a man standing on one foot and holding onto a thin stick which is planted in the ground and is attached to a wooden block. Seated on the floor around him are a group of women who seem to be clapping. A small building and some trees can be seen in the background. Text on reverse reads, 'women keeping time of the dance'.
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