Five unknown men on the street from the Lepcha community of Sikkim, photograph, page, number: '(49)', inscription: 'LEPCHA PEASANTS., ABORIGINAL., SIKHIM.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Sikkim, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 167 mm x width 129 mm, street, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph framed within an arched top shows a group of five people clustered near a light-colored wall, with one person standing at the left wrapped in a striped shawl and holding a long staff, two seated figures leaning against each other on the right, one seated central figure gently touching the head of a smaller seated person who rests against them, and another person standing behind with arms crossed and head bowed; the ground beneath them is uneven and textured, their clothing appears layered and worn, and the overall scene has a soft, aged photographic quality.
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Five unknown men on the street from the Lepcha community of Sikkim, photograph, page, number: '(49)', inscription: 'LEPCHA PEASANTS., ABORIGINAL., SIKHIM.', photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Sikkim, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 167 mm x width 129 mm, street, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph framed within an arched top shows a group of five people clustered near a light-colored wall, with one person standing at the left wrapped in a striped shawl and holding a long staff, two seated figures leaning against each other on the right, one seated central figure gently touching the head of a smaller seated person who rests against them, and another person standing behind with arms crossed and head bowed; the ground beneath them is uneven and textured, their clothing appears layered and worn, and the overall scene has a soft, aged photographic quality.

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Five unknown men street Lepcha community Sikkim photograph page number 49 inscription Lepcha Peasants Aboriginal Sikhim photographer Benjamin Simpson c 1858 - 1868 paper albumen print height 167 mm x width 129 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned photograph framed within arched top group five people clustered near light-colored wall person standing left wrapped striped shawl holding long staff two seated figures leaning right seated central figure gently touching head smaller person rests them another person standing arms crossed head bowed ground beneath them uneven textured clothing layered worn scene soft aged photographic quality

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