Caption

Two portraits of Pilmut of the Toda tribe, Pilmut, donna toda d'anni 46, 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), Two oval sepia-toned photographic portraits placed side by side on a gray background showing the same person from different angles. The left portrait is a frontal view of a person with long, wavy hair draped over the shoulders, a bare upper chest partially covered by light-colored cloth wrapped across the torso, a small necklace or collar at the neck, and a neutral facial expression with slightly parted lips. The right portrait is a profile view facing left of the same person with long hair falling down the back, a similar light-colored wrap over the shoulders, one arm crossed over the body with visible hands, and a calm facial profile. The ovals have darker vignetted edges and there is faint cursive handwriting centered below the portraits on the gray mount.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_132

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Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (11.2Mb) / 18.2in x 11.5in / 5474 x 3442 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two portraits Pilmut Toda tribe donna toda d'anni 46 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 Two oval sepia-toned photographic portraits placed side gray background showing person different angles left portrait frontal view long wavy hair draped shoulders bare upper chest partially covered light-colored cloth wrapped across torso small necklace collar neck neutral facial expression slightly parted lips right portrait profile view facing left long hair falling down back light-colored wrap arm crossed body visible hands calm facial profile ovals darker vignetted edges faint cursive handwriting centered portraits gray mount