Sale 2466 - Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, February 15, 2018

243 c   (PHILIPPINES) A large collection of approximately 160 photographs documenting indigenous people and the colonization of the Philippine islands. With intriguing portraits of native tribespeople and ritualistic scenes involving animal carcasses and human bones, as well as architectural views showing important buildings, public monuments, cemeteries, and the hustle and bustle of busy towns. Silver prints, the images measuring approximately 7x5 inches (17.8x12.7 cm.), several with detailed descriptive captions and dates, in pencil, on verso. Circa 1910; printed 1920s [3,000/4,500]