Portrait of an unknown woman from the Singpho tribe of Assam, photograph, page, The tribe is also found in Arunachal Pradesh., number: '(29)', inscription: 'SINGPHO., WARLIKE FRONTIER TRIBE (LAOS)., SOUTHERN FRONTIER OF ASSAM.', photographer: attributed to Benjamin Simpson, Assam, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Attributed to, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 130 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a person shown from the shoulders up, turned in three-quarter profile to the right, with hair pulled into a top knot and a strand of hair behind the ear, wearing a patterned shawl draped across the shoulders; the portrait is mounted on a pale background with a rectangular label area beneath the oval.
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Portrait of an unknown woman from the Singpho tribe of Assam, photograph, page, The tribe is also found in Arunachal Pradesh., number: '(29)', inscription: 'SINGPHO., WARLIKE FRONTIER TRIBE (LAOS)., SOUTHERN FRONTIER OF ASSAM.', photographer: attributed to Benjamin Simpson, Assam, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Attributed to, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 130 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a person shown from the shoulders up, turned in three-quarter profile to the right, with hair pulled into a top knot and a strand of hair behind the ear, wearing a patterned shawl draped across the shoulders; the portrait is mounted on a pale background with a rectangular label area beneath the oval.

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Portrait unknown woman Singpho tribe Assam photograph page tribe also Arunachal Pradesh number 29 inscription Singpho Warlike Frontier Tribe Laos Southern Frontier photographer attributed Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 Attributed paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 130 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval portrait person shown shoulders up turned three-quarter profile right hair pulled top knot strand hair ear wearing patterned shawl draped across shoulders portrait mounted pale background rectangular label area beneath oval

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