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James Wilkinson Breeks — Kuruba Man

James Wilkinson Breeks

Kuruba Man

1873

Part of Breeks' anthropological documentation of South Indian peoples, this albumen silver print represents both early ethnographic photography and colonial-era scientific inquiry.

Medium
Albumen silver print

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James Wilkinson Breeks, Kuruba Man, 1873

Part of Breeks' anthropological documentation of South Indian peoples, this albumen silver print represents both early ethnographic photography and colonial-era scientific inquiry.

Medium
Albumen silver print
Year
1873
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Anthropological, Figure, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Albumen Silver Print, Portrait, British, Ethnographic

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