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[Portrait of woman in indigenous costume]

Courret Hermanos (Lima)[187-? o 188-?]

National Library of Peru

National Library of Peru
Lima, Peru

Small photograph known as carte-de-visite. This one is of the genre costumbrista, where a Peruvian indigenous woman is presented with a light-colored hat, blouse, mantle and dark skirt. These images were collected in scrapbooks, sold in shop windows along with illustrations and engravings of the same type.

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  • Title: [Portrait of woman in indigenous costume]
  • Creator: Courret Hermanos (Lima)
  • Date Created: [187-? o 188-?]
  • Location Created: Callao, Peru
  • Physical Dimensions: 6.4 cm x 10.5 cm
  • Type: Photograph
  • External Link: BNP Digital Library
  • Medium: Wet collodion
National Library of Peru

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