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| Keywords: Great Andamanese - boats 1875.jpg en A remarkable photograph of 1875 by E H Man showing the influence the new masters were having on islanders' daily life and technology only 17 years after the British took over In the foreground is a traditional Great Andamanese outrigger canoe used mostly for fishing There was no travel over longer distances in pre-British times In the background is the much longer new-style outrigger-less canoe that could transport more people over longer distances The people standing around their vessels are Great Andamanese some with their traditional weapons with a supervising Indian Jemadar at the back Citation from http //www andaman org/BOOK/chapter17/text17 htm Pottery Tools and Technology of Great Andamanese people by George Weber http //www andaman org/BOOK/chapter17/text17 htm Edward Horace Man 1846-1929 1875 PD-old Great Andamanese | ||||
