Caption

Portrait of an unknown man from the Khamti tribe and Arunachal Pradesh, photograph, page, inscription: 'KHANTI., WILD FRONTIER TRIBE., ASSAM.', number: '(27)', photographer: attributed to Benjamin Simpson, Assam, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Attributed to, paper, albumen print, height 176 mm x width 129 mm, head-gear: turban, human races, peoples, nationalities, Arunachal Pradesh, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a young man shown from the chest up, wearing a patterned cloth wrapped around his head and a buttoned shirt with a braided strap over one shoulder; he has a neutral expression and looks slightly to his left, with a plain light background surrounding him and a rectangular plaque positioned below the oval.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_428

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.5Mb (5.4Mb) / 11.2in x 17.9in / 3354 x 5363 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Khamti tribe Arunachal Pradesh photograph page inscription Khanti Wild Frontier Tribe Assam number 27 photographer attributed Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 Attributed paper albumen print height 176 mm x width 129 mm head-gear turban human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval portrait young man shown chest up wearing patterned cloth wrapped head buttoned shirt braided strap shoulder neutral expression looks slightly left plain light background surrounding rectangular plaque positioned oval