Caption

Portrait of an unknown man with a spear from the Dowania tribe of Assam, photograph, page, number: '(34)', inscription: 'DOOANEEAH., MIXED RACE., ASSAM.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Assam, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 129 mm, head-gear: turban, human races, peoples, nationalities, casting weapons: spear, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a person with dark skin wearing a patterned headwrap and a buttoned garment, shown from the chest up and turned slightly to the viewer's left, holding a long narrow object diagonally across the chest with one hand gripping its handle, the face showing a neutral expression with visible facial lines and an earring in one ear, the image set against a pale background with a rectangular label area below the oval.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_434

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.2Mb (5.1Mb) / 11.6in x 17.5in / 3467 x 5264 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man spear Dowania tribe Assam photograph page number 34 inscription Dooaneeah Mixed Race photographer Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 129 mm head-gear turban human races peoples nationalities casting weapons sepia-toned oval portrait person dark skin wearing patterned headwrap buttoned garment shown chest up turned slightly viewer's left holding long narrow object diagonally across chest hand gripping handle face showing neutral expression visible facial lines earring ear image set pale background rectangular label area oval