Black and white photographs documenting the dismanteling and re-erection of Coombe Cliffe Conservatory at the Horniman Museum in the late 1980s. Photographs feature Michael Horniman.
Photographs of the Coombe Cliffe Ceremony and Horniman Conservatory
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Black and white negative of Wai Wai tribe member bending over in middle of forest plaiting leaves/grass
Close-up of the villagers in the previous shots; note the amuletic bracelets anklets and necklet worn by the children.
Horniman's Gardens Bandstand: Details Inch Scale and Full Scale
Slides taken in Muscat, Oman by Ann Douthwaite, 1973-1976
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