Hand tinted image. Four Japanese and Ainu children pose in the natural landscape. All the children are wearing robe-like garments. The child in the foreground of the image carries a toddler on his back. The other two children are transporting something in a cotton, or burlap bag. These bags have an attached strap that is wrapped around two of the children's heads. A large fallen tree trunk lies on the ground behind the children.
Black and white image. An Ainu man with long hair and beard sits cross legged on a wooden stool. He wears only a loin cloth, partially visible around his waist. In the backround of the image appears to be an entryway of a wooden dwelling.
Hand tinted image. Two men identified as Ainu aborigines stand in a slender wooden canoe that floats on a body of water next to a rocky shoreline. The man in the foreground has long dark hair and a beard. He wears an abstract patterned robe and holds a long wooden stick. The man standing towards the rear of the boat also has long hair and a beard. He is dressed in a decorative patterned robe, and hat. In the background are out-of-focus boats, an individual and trees lining the shoreline.
Black and white image. A family identified as Ainu aborigines pose outdoors. The man has long dark hair and beard and wears a robe-like garment that is secured by a piece of cloth that is tied around his waist. He holds a bundle of straw-like material on his lap. Next to the man is a boy who holds his mother's hand. He is dressed in a striped patterned robe and sandals. The woman is also dressed in an ankle length robe and sandals. She carries an infant on her back in a possible cotton, or burlap carrier. Various grasses and a partial view of dwellings are visible in the background.
