Kebili, donna toda d'anni 15, Two portraits of Kebili of the Toda tribe, 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, adolescent, young woman, maiden (sideview, profile), maiden (front view), A sepia-toned double portrait showing the same young person in two oval frames side by side, one a front-facing view and the other a profile. The person has long, tightly curled or twisted hair falling past the shoulders and a neutral facial expression in the front view while the profile shows a slightly turned head. They are wrapped in a light-colored draped garment that covers the shoulders and chest. The ovals sit on a plain, grayish mount with a small area of handwritten text visible below the images. The background inside the ovals is dark, creating contrast with the subject and the light garment.
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Kebili, donna toda d'anni 15, Two portraits of Kebili of the Toda tribe, 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, adolescent, young woman, maiden (sideview, profile), maiden (front view), A sepia-toned double portrait showing the same young person in two oval frames side by side, one a front-facing view and the other a profile. The person has long, tightly curled or twisted hair falling past the shoulders and a neutral facial expression in the front view while the profile shows a slightly turned head. They are wrapped in a light-colored draped garment that covers the shoulders and chest. The ovals sit on a plain, grayish mount with a small area of handwritten text visible below the images. The background inside the ovals is dark, creating contrast with the subject and the light garment.

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Kebili donna toda d'anni 15 Two portraits Toda tribe photograph page photographer Paolo Mantegazza India c 1881 - 1886 paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 241 mm adolescent young woman maiden sideview profile front view sepia-toned double portrait showing young person two oval frames side side front-facing view person long tightly curled twisted hair falling past shoulders neutral facial expression slightly turned head wrapped light-colored draped garment covers chest ovals sit plain grayish mount small area handwritten text visible images background inside ovals dark creating contrast subject light garment

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