Tao people on Orchid Island

NCL Special Collection / 4576 / Printed in Japan / About 1930s / 《Faces of the Century (Part II)》

This photo was taken by Syuniti Sasaki in August, 1911. The man on the left has put on armor and a wicker hat. The man in the center is wearing a silver helmet with metal decoration on his chest. The woman is wearing necklaces made of glass beads or onyx beads, and silver bangles.