Portrait of an unknown woman from the Lepcha community of Sikkim, photograph, page, inscription: 'LEPCHA., ABORIGINAL., SIKHIM.', number: '(46)', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Sikkim, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 160 mm x width 121 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a person shown from the shoulders up facing left, with long dark hair braided over one shoulder, wearing a textured garment with a strap across the chest, set against a light background within a rectangular page.
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Portrait of an unknown woman from the Lepcha community of Sikkim, photograph, page, inscription: 'LEPCHA., ABORIGINAL., SIKHIM.', number: '(46)', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Sikkim, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 160 mm x width 121 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval portrait of a person shown from the shoulders up facing left, with long dark hair braided over one shoulder, wearing a textured garment with a strap across the chest, set against a light background within a rectangular page.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B03_446

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Keywords

Portrait unknown woman Lepcha community Sikkim photograph page inscription Lepcha Aboriginal Sikhim number 46 photographer Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 160 mm x width 121 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval portrait person shown shoulders up facing left long dark hair braided shoulder wearing textured garment strap across chest set light background within rectangular page

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