Vulture Souls

Daguerreotype portrait of a young man, American, about 1850.

Photograph of a portrait painting of a Māori woman named Ana Rupene, with a baby on her back; she has a moko (tattoo) on her lip and chin, and she wears a cloak; Aotearoa, 1880s.

Portrait of a woman wearing a fancy shawl, American, about 1850.

Portrait of a Māori man with facial moko (tattoo); wearing woven cloak with Taniko borders over European style shirt, bow tie and jacket, ear ornament of ribbon; Aotearoa, late 19th century.

Portrait of an elderly woman wearing a headdress typical of Normandy, northern France, about 1853.

Portrait of a Seated Woman with Ringlets and a Fan

Photo by Southworth and Hawes (American, active Boston 1843–62)

Daguerreotype portrait of Rev. Daniel Sharp, Boston, late 1840s.

Photo by Southworth and Hawes (American, active 1843–62)

Two Māori women, Aotearoa (New Zealand), early 20th century.

A cemetery and the tombs of the caliphs, Cairo, late 19th century

Photos by Jean Pascal Sébah (Turkish, 1872–1947)