Native Panamanian photograph collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-115

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 25 photographs of indigenous people from the Darién Gap region of Panama, taken in the early 20th century. Photographs in the collection depict Guna and Embera-Wounaan (also known as Chocó) people, both posed for portraits as well as participating in their daily activities.

Most of the photos in the collection are stamped by the publisher Foto Flatau of Panama City, Panama.

Dates

Creation: circa 1910-1930

Creator

Foto Flatau (Organization)

Languages

Select photographs in the collection have captions in English and Spanish.

Access

This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.