General
General
Object Auto ID
71481
Common Name
Photograph
Classified Name
Photograph
Local Name
[Photograph of native life and scenes in West Africa]; Untitled [Young man]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
A three-quarter head and torso photo of a smiling young man, facing the viewer. He has scar decorations on his chest and some of his plaited hair falls over his face. (Part of a portfolio, see 42697)

Description
Technique Types
Photography
Distinguishing Features

traditional body decorations portrait Kacongo Loango Kroomen

Inscriptions
Circular stamp Scott & Wilkinson Photographers Cambridge faintly b.r. of photo. Some numbers written in pencil on the mount below the photo - context not clear.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
In box file; Print Size 145 x 95 mm
History
Object Age Comment
[c. 1893]
Maker Comment
SCOTT & WILKINSON - photographer
Collector Comment
Photograph
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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