Portrait of an unknown man from the Kuki tribe of Assam, photograph, page, number: '(39)', inscription: 'KOOKIE., ROBBER TRIBES., CACHAR.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Cachar, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Assam, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 129 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A faded oval portrait of a person wearing a patterned headwrap with fabric tassels and a decorative floral adornment, visible earrings, and a draped garment; the person is seated behind a carved wooden or woven object with a scalloped edge, and the portrait is mounted on a pale background with a rectangular label panel below.
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Portrait of an unknown man from the Kuki tribe of Assam, photograph, page, number: '(39)', inscription: 'KOOKIE., ROBBER TRIBES., CACHAR.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Cachar, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, Assam, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 129 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A faded oval portrait of a person wearing a patterned headwrap with fabric tassels and a decorative floral adornment, visible earrings, and a draped garment; the person is seated behind a carved wooden or woven object with a scalloped edge, and the portrait is mounted on a pale background with a rectangular label panel below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B03_440

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Portrait unknown man Kuki tribe Assam photograph page number 39 inscription Kookie Robber Tribes Cachar photographer Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 129 mm human races peoples nationalities faded oval portrait person wearing patterned headwrap fabric tassels decorative floral adornment visible earrings draped garment person seated carved wooden woven object scalloped edge portrait mounted pale background rectangular label panel

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