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Lot 210

[TATTOO]. Press Photographs of Tattooed Indigenous Tribal Members. V.p., mid to late 20th century.

Estimate: $150 - $300
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[TATTOO]. Press Photographs of Tattooed Indigenous Tribal Members. V.p., mid to late 20th century. Includes four press images from a 1954 trip to New Zealand with Queen Elizabeth and Phillip, featuring views of intricately carved architecture and Māori natives, some tattooed. Images of Indigenous individuals and tribes include:

  • The Malagasy - Madagascar 1991
  • Queen Lijamer, 80-year-old female chief or ruler (Leroij) of the Majuro Atoll tribe in the Marshall Islands, 1945.
  • Tunisian mother and son, 1970.
  • Man w/ floral back piece. Borneo, particularly Sarawak, Indonesia. 1940s. (w/ COA)
  • Heavily tattooed Tiriyó people of Suriname, South America, 1967. 

Inscriptions and newspaper clipping to verso. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2" and smaller.  

 

 

Condition

Toning and handling wear. 

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