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Kachin Women
Felice Beato1887–1893
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Beato made a large selection of portraits, including those of various ethnic groups he encountered during his trips, such as the Kachin people. Photography was popular among the local elite, and they often commissioned studio portraits from him.
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Details
- Title: Kachin Women
- Creator: Felice Beato
- Date Created: 1887–1893
- Location Created: Myanmar; Burma
- Physical Dimensions: 25.7 × 18 cm (10 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2007.26.203.49
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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