Portrait of an unknown man from the Ahom community of Assam, photograph, page, The larger ethnic group is known as Shan in Myanmar., number: '(31)', inscription: 'KANYANG., HILL TRIBE., ASSAM.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Assam, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 177 mm x width 129 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a person with dark skin wearing a patterned headwrap and a high-collared garment with visible buttons and a braided strap over one shoulder, shown from the chest up against a plain light background, with a rectangular plaque beneath the oval.
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Portrait of an unknown man from the Ahom community of Assam, photograph, page, The larger ethnic group is known as Shan in Myanmar., number: '(31)', inscription: 'KANYANG., HILL TRIBE., ASSAM.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Assam, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 177 mm x width 129 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a person with dark skin wearing a patterned headwrap and a high-collared garment with visible buttons and a braided strap over one shoulder, shown from the chest up against a plain light background, with a rectangular plaque beneath the oval.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B03_432

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Portrait unknown man Ahom community Assam photograph page larger ethnic group Shan Myanmar number 31 inscription Kanyang Hill Tribe photographer Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 177 mm x width 129 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval portrait person dark skin wearing patterned headwrap high-collared garment visible buttons braided strap shoulder shown chest up plain light background rectangular plaque beneath oval

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