Caption

A Witch and Prophetess. Tahiti, Portrait of an unknown woman in front of a house in Tahiti, possibly she has magical or prophetic gifts, page, photomechanical print, number: 'No. 21.', photographer: Henry Stuart-Wortley, Tahiti, cliché maker: Meisenbach's Autotype Company, printer (person): Meisenbach's Autotype Company, 1880, Meisenbach's Autotype Company, photographer, French Polynesia, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 143 mm x width 139 mm, witch, sorceress, A sepia-toned scene shows a person standing in the foreground wearing a long dark garment and holding a woven basket with a strap against their chest, their hair appearing untamed and voluminous and their face partially shadowed; behind them a narrow dirt path leads toward a thatched-roof structure with a bamboo or reed fence, flanked by tall leafy plants and large broad leaves on one side and a thin dog standing on the path closer to the structure; scattered leaves and debris cover the ground and trees with dense foliage form a canopy above the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_289

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Rights managed

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42.9Mb (10.6Mb) / 12.3in x 13.6in / 3683 x 4076 (300dpi)

Keywords

Witch Prophetess Tahiti Portrait unknown woman front house magical prophetic gifts page photomechanical print number No 21 photographer Henry Stuart-Wortley cliché maker Meisenbach's Autotype Company printer person 1880 French Polynesia paper collotype photogravure height 143 mm x width 139 mm witch sorceress sepia-toned scene person standing foreground wearing long dark garment holding woven basket strap chest hair appearing untamed voluminous face partially shadowed them narrow dirt path leads thatched-roof structure bamboo reed fence flanked tall leafy plants large broad leaves side thin dog standing path closer structure scattered leaves debris cover ground trees dense foliage form canopy scene