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Okinawan Adults
12018-04-23T13:40:20-04:00CHASS Web Resources398fc684681798c72f46b5d25a298734565e6eb821Gail's portraits of Okinawan adultsstructured_gallery2018-04-23T13:40:20-04:00CHASS Web Resources398fc684681798c72f46b5d25a298734565e6eb8ModulesList of modulesThese images differ from those in the "Daily Life and Work" page in that here, labor does not appear to be the major focus of either Charles Gail or the people in the photographs. Instead, Gail seems particularly interested in trying to capture the portraiture (attire and physical characteristics of the people themselves), which he often described in writing on backs of the images.
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12018-04-23T13:40:25-04:00"The old Mamasan"1""This old Mamason was none too happy to be cornered for a picture, but after I took it I bowed and thanked her in Japanese and she gave me a big toothless smile. If you look closely you can see the tattoos on her hands and wrists that are placed on there at marriage. This was outlawed in 1879 by the Japanese, but there are still lots of them to be seen. The material in her dress is of local origins."plain2018-04-23T13:40:25-04:00ms0470_pho_2-31-1a1951-1952
12018-04-23T13:40:27-04:00Elderly man walking with cane1Elderly man walking with caneplain2018-04-23T13:40:27-04:001952The Gail Project1952ms0470_pho_2-38-2
12018-04-23T13:40:27-04:00Portrait of smiling man1When Gail Project members took the photos to Okinawa to share with people there, some remarked that the man in the picture was "definitely Filipino." This could indeed be accurate, given that many Filipinos did follow U.S. military labor networks from the Philippines to Okinawa.plain2018-04-23T13:40:27-04:00ms0470_pho_2-36-21951-1952
12018-04-23T13:40:33-04:00Man in straw hat1Okinawan man in straw hatplain2018-04-23T13:40:33-04:00The Gail Project1952ms0470_pho_2-07-1
12018-04-23T13:40:46-04:00Portrait of a smiling elderly gentleman1Portrait of a smiling elderly gentlemanplain2018-04-23T13:40:46-04:001951The Gail Project1952ms0470_pho_2-07-2
12018-04-23T13:40:46-04:00"Tattooed hands"1"This old lady has the tattooed hands and was smoking a cigarette with the holder which turns up at the end. They are very common here. Also from her behavior while I was taking the picture, I decided she was also quite familiar with saki (sic). The lady in the background is grinding beans in a mortar and pestle type grinder."plain2018-04-23T13:40:46-04:00ms0470_pho_2-30a1951-1952
12018-04-23T13:40:46-04:00"Tattoos"1Notice the tattoos on her wrist, an old marrying custom."plain2018-04-23T13:40:46-04:001952The Gail Project1952ms0470_pho_2-29a
