Abstract
Early Field Photography and Visual Documentation of Northern Indigenous Cultures: Ivan Poliakov’s Collection, 1876
Highlights
This article deals with the analysis of the first collection of ethnographic photographs brought to the Museum of Anthropol ogy and Ethnography (MAE) in Saint Petersburg from the Ob’ River by the Russian zoologist Ivan Poliakov in 1876
A particular surge of interest in visual documentation of culture can be traced back to an ethnographic exhibition held in Moscow in 1867
Photo materials showing various ethnic groups living on the territory of the Russian Empire were on display for the first time, and the exhibition evoked a wide public response because it demonstrated the potential of photography to provide a scientific visual documentation of conventional everyday life
Summary
This article deals with the analysis of the first collection of ethnographic photographs brought to the Museum of Anthropol ogy and Ethnography (MAE) in Saint Petersburg from the Ob’ River by the Russian zoologist Ivan Poliakov in 1876. In the majority of cases visual data were not yet mentioned in publications or scientist’s diaries because it was very rare for Russian researchers to photograph during this period.
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