Two portraits of Techem of the Toda tribe, Techem, donna toda d'anni 25, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, India, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, Paolo Mantegazza, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult woman (side view, profile), adult woman (front view), A photographic plate showing two oval portraits of the same person mounted on a grey backing, left portrait a front-facing view and right portrait a profile view, both featuring a person with medium-dark skin and shoulder-length hair arranged in tight ringlets, wearing a light-colored draped garment that covers the shoulders and chest, the face in the front view looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression and visible eyes and lips, the profile view showing the nose and chin in clear outline, both ovals surrounded by a slightly darker vignette and subtle surface marks on the images and backing.
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Two portraits of Techem of the Toda tribe, Techem, donna toda d'anni 25, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, India, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, Paolo Mantegazza, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult woman (side view, profile), adult woman (front view), A photographic plate showing two oval portraits of the same person mounted on a grey backing, left portrait a front-facing view and right portrait a profile view, both featuring a person with medium-dark skin and shoulder-length hair arranged in tight ringlets, wearing a light-colored draped garment that covers the shoulders and chest, the face in the front view looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression and visible eyes and lips, the profile view showing the nose and chin in clear outline, both ovals surrounded by a slightly darker vignette and subtle surface marks on the images and backing.

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Two portraits Techem Toda tribe donna toda d'anni 25 photograph page photographer Paolo Mantegazza India c 1881 - 1886 paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 241 mm adult woman side view profile front view photographic plate showing two oval portraits person mounted grey backing left portrait front-facing view right portrait profile view featuring person medium-dark skin shoulder-length hair arranged tight ringlets wearing light-colored draped garment covers shoulders chest face looking directly camera neutral expression visible eyes lips view nose chin clear outline ovals surrounded slightly darker vignette subtle surface marks images backing

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