Two portraits of an unknown man of the Lepcha, Uomo lepcha, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, India, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult man (side view, profile), Two oval sepia-toned portraits of the same person are mounted on a gray background, one showing a frontal three-quarter view and the other a profile facing right; the person has long dark hair parted in the middle, a mustache, and a somber facial expression, wearing a light-colored shirt with fringed decoration and a darker vest, with arms folded across the torso in both images and subtle shadows on the face and clothing.
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Two portraits of an unknown man of the Lepcha, Uomo lepcha, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, India, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult man (side view, profile), Two oval sepia-toned portraits of the same person are mounted on a gray background, one showing a frontal three-quarter view and the other a profile facing right; the person has long dark hair parted in the middle, a mustache, and a somber facial expression, wearing a light-colored shirt with fringed decoration and a darker vest, with arms folded across the torso in both images and subtle shadows on the face and clothing.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Two portraits unknown man Lepcha Uomo lepcha photograph page photographer Paolo Mantegazza India c 1881 - 1886 paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 241 mm adult man side view profile Two oval sepia-toned portraits person mounted gray background showing frontal three-quarter view facing right long dark hair parted middle mustache somber facial expression wearing light-colored shirt fringed decoration darker vest arms folded across torso images subtle shadows face clothing

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