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Notes, folder cover, photos and proof sheets annotated in A. R. Wallace's and other hands, of black and white images, most approx. 13 cm x 9 cm, illustrating 'Affinities and Origin of the Australian and Polynesian Races' in A. R. Wallace, "Studies Scientific and Social", (London 1900) vol. 1, Ch.XXI, pp. 461-496, figs 72-89, comprising (fig. numbers and attributions as given in the publication): 1. Notes in A. R. Wallace's hand listing dates, titles and figure numbers of publications on Cambodia and Indo-China, beginning "Voyage au Cambodge", in ink and pencil on both sides of a T. Fisher Unwin compliment slip; some entries are upside-down in relation to others and some are crossed through. 2. Proof, photographic head and upper torso image of an Australian native man, bearded, with cicatrices on his chest, facing camera; fig. 72, attributed to the Anthropological Institute 3. Proof, photographic head and shoulders image of a native woman from Queensland, Australia; in profile facing to viewer's left, wearing several bead necklaces, cicatrised upper arms, short woolly hair; fig. 73, attributed to the Anthropological Institute 4. Proof, photographic head and upper torso image of an old bearded Australian native man of the Arunta tribe, with very hairy upper arms, chest and back, facing to viewer's right; fig. 74, attributed to Professor Spencer. 5. Proof, photographic image of an old bearded Aino (sic, Ainu) man, naked to the waist, with hairy upper arms, seated with back to camera on rush matting? which he appears to be weaving; fig. 75, from Hitchcock's "Aino's of Japan" by permission Smithsonian Institute. 6. Proof, photographic image of a family group of the Arunta tribe, Central Australia, showing two women, a man and three children seated outside a wurly (native shelter); fig. 76, attributed to Professor Spencer. 7. Proof, woodcut or engraving of Cambodian temple ruins featuring two carved human heads, surrounded by jungle; fig. 77, from Ferguson's "Architecture". 8. Proof, woodcut or engraving of temple of Baioñ, Cambodia, with multiple spires featuring carved human heads; fig 78, from Garnier's Atlas. (F A Garnier, Paris 1862?) 9. Proof, woodcut or engraving of temple of Baioñ, Cambodia, with multiple spires featuring carved human heads; fig 78 as above, annotations include "duplicate" and "We will instruct the printers to bring out the temple by overlaying when printing". 10. Photo apparently of a book page containing a woodcut or engraving of the temple of Baioñ, Cambodia headed "Cambodge" and captioned "Ruines du Baion. Monument aux [12] Tours"; sepia, mounted on card printed on the margin "Florence Chant | The Studio, Parkstone"; reproduced as fig 78. 11. Proof, woodcut or engraving of two bearded Cambodian men, one young and one old, head and upper torso, facing viewer, naked to the waist, each resting his left hand on his right forearm; fig. 79, captioned "Modern Cambodians or Khmers", attributed to J Moura, "Royaume de Cambodia". (Paris 1883) 12. Proof, woodcut or engraving annotated in A. R. Wallace's? hand "Duplicate", showing images of two bearded Cambodian men both naked to the waist; fig 79 as above.13. Photo mounted on card numbered in ink "2" and printed "Florence Chant | The Studio | Parkstone", apparently of a book page, showing images of head and torso of two bearded Cambodian men both naked to the waist. The portrait of the young man is captioned in french "Cambodgien. Phot. de M. Gzell" and the old "Un Médecin cambodgien. Phot. de M. Gzell." and two lines of text in french above the pictures have been crossed through in ink. Reproduced as fig 79, as above. 14. Proof, woodcut or engraving showing two Cambodian sculptures of crowned human heads (of Buddha?), one full face and one in profile; fig 80, captioned "Sculptures from the Ruined Cities", from J Moura, "Rouyame de Cambodia" (Paris, 1883) 15. Proof, annotated in A. R. Wallace's? hand "Duplicate", woodcut or engraving showing two sculptures of crowned human heads (of Buddha?) from Cambodia; fig 80 as above 16. Photo mounted on card numbered in ink "3" and printed "Florence Chant | The Studio | Parkstone", apparently of a book page showing images of four sculptures, two crossed through. Two, of crowned human heads (of Buddha?) from Cambodia, reproduced as fig 80, as above. 17. Proof, oval photographic image showing head and upper torso of an old bearded Aino man facing the camera, wearing a printed robe; fig. 81, from Hitchcock's "Aino's of Japan". 18. Proof, black and white photographic image showing two long-haired Veddah men wearing only loin-cloths, both looking to the right of the viewer, standing near a large tree; one aiming a bow and arrow, the other holding an axe.; fig 82, "from a photograph." 19. Proof, black and white photographic image showing three long-haired Veddah men wearing only loin-cloths standing facing the camera against a background of trees and vines; two bearded, one holding a spear and one a staff, the other, beardless, carrying a club which rests against his chest and shoulder; fig. 83, "from a photograph." 20 Proof, black and white photographic image showing a Veddah man with short dark beard and moustache, wearing only a loin-cloth and holding a bow and arrow across his body; standing in front of a cracked clay wall and facing the camera; fig. 84, "from a photograph." 21 Proof, black and white photographic image showing head and naked upper torso of an Australian native man of the Arunta tribe, bearded, with cicatrised chest, wearing rope bracelets on upper arms, facing camera; fig. 85, attributed Professor Spencer. 22. Proof, black and white photographic image showing two old bearded Australian native men seated on the ground in front of a tree stump with multiple trunks and grass matting shade platform, displaying a collection of Churingas ("bull roarers"); fig. 86, attributed Professor Spencer. 23. Proof, duplicate of item 22 above; annotations include "Men making 'Troras"' ("Men ... 'Troras' " crossed through) and "churinga, sacred implements or bull- roarers". 24. Proof, black and white photographic image showing head and naked upper torso of a young Australian native man of Northern Australia with short beard and head-dress of white feathers or leaves, cicatrised chest, wearing bracelets on upper arms; fig. 87, attributed Admiral Maclear. 25. Proof, black and white photographic image showing head and naked upper torso of a young Australian native woman of the Arunta tribe with cicatrised stomach, wearing a three-stranded headband, facing camera, carrying a young child on her shoulders; fig. 88, attributed Professor Spencer. 26. Proof, black and white photographic image showing head and naked upper torso of a young Australian native woman of the Arunta tribe, in profile looking to the viewer's right; fig. 89, attributed Professor Spencer.27. Cover made from pages of a lined notebook, labelled in pencil in A. R. Wallace's? WGW's? hand "Duplicates | Illustrations for Origin of Australians" with "Illustrations . . . Australians" crossed through; found in original box 2 with some other proof illustrations from "Studies Scientific and Social" but empty when found. Place: Australia Japan Notes: 'Affinities and Origin of the Australian and Polynesian Races' was first published in "Australasia" in "Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel" (London 1879, with subsequent editions up to 1893) -see Smith S720. Most proofs are dirty and have inky fingerprints on them. Item 27 could probably be discarded. |
