ZULU MAIDEN ALBUMEN PRINT c. 1900

Item #1558

Original albumen photograph, image 6" x 7.5" on 8" x 10" mount.

Pencil caption at top: “R 408 A charming Zulu maiden — ‘gay’ ” (collector’s/series note; “gay” = cheerful).

Bust portrait with beaded collars, pendant, braided/beaded hair, scarification, nose rings; foliage backdrop.

Warm sepia tonality; strong detail. Very good: light edge toning and handling to mount; clean image.

Photographer uncredited; likely South Africa, produced for the colonial ethnographic market.

Price: $250.00