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Portrait of a Batak woman c. 1867 - 1870
Albumen print | 21.1 x 16.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2702952

Kristen Feilberg (1839-1919)
Portrait of a Batak woman c. 1867 - 1870
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Photograph of a full length portrait of a seated Batak woman. The woman faces halfway to the right and turns her head to face the camera. She is seated on a wooden box. She places her left foot on top of the box and her right foot on the ground below. She rests her left arm on top of her knee. The woman wears a loose fitting, dark colour dress, hair garlands, large hoop earrings, a bead necklace and rings. She is barefoot.
The woman features in the group portrait, RCIN 270950.Provenance
From an album presented to Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh by the Bishop of Penang in remembrance of his 1869 visit
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
21.1 x 16.1 cm (image)
38.4 x 43.9 cm (page dimensions)