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Lepcha Woman (number 1908)

c. 1863–70

Samuel Bourne

(British, 1834–1912)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 27.5 x 23.2 cm (10 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); Paper: 27.5 x 23.2 cm (10 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Photography Discretionary Fund 2019.55
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

The Lepcha people, also called the Rongkup, are indigenous to Sikkim, Darjeeling, and West Bengal in India, and to areas of Nepal and Bhutan.

Description

One of the most versatile and widely traveled early photographers of India was Samuel Bourne, recognized in his time and now for superb technical skills and artistic talent. While his predominant subject matters were landscape and architectural views, Bourne sometimes photographed the types of people he encountered on his travels throughout India.
A vertically oriented albumen print depicts a Lepcha woman with medium-dark skin tone seated on a rocky slope, looking toward us. She wears a dark cloth draped over her right shoulder and waist, adorned with multiple necklaces and large circular earrings. She holds a wooden tool across her lap. To our right sits a large woven basket. Behind her, light-colored earth and stones recede upward toward the top of the frame.

Lepcha Woman (number 1908)

c. 1863–70

Samuel Bourne

(British, 1834–1912)
England, 19th century

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