Caption

Portrait of an unknown man from the Kurukh community of Chota Nagpur in eastern India, photograph, page, The Kurukh community is also known as Oraon., number: '(15)', inscription: 'ORAON COLE., ABORIGINAL., CHOTA NAGPOOR.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Chota Nagpur, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Jharkhand, paper, albumen print, height 159 mm x width 120 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, An oval-framed sepia portrait of a bare-chested person with smooth, dark hair pulled back and adorned with decorative elements at the side, wearing multiple layered necklaces and pendants, looking to the right with a neutral expression against a plain light background, with a rectangular label positioned below the portrait.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_417

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.3Mb (5.0Mb) / 11.2in x 16.4in / 3357 x 4929 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Kurukh community Chota Nagpur eastern India photograph page also Oraon number 15 inscription Oraon Cole Aboriginal Chota Nagpoor photographer Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 Jharkhand paper albumen print height 159 mm x width 120 mm human races peoples nationalities oval-framed sepia portrait bare-chested person smooth dark hair pulled back adorned decorative elements side wearing multiple layered necklaces pendants looking right neutral expression plain light background rectangular label positioned portrait