19thc Egyptian Slave African Woman Tribal Scarification Cabinet Photo

$1,000.00

  The pose focused on her facial scars suggest more of an inventory photo than a portrait. Milky eyes and open mouth seem more hesitant than anything that could be construed positively.  Though abolition began in Egypt during the 1850s, it was not realized until 1895 when industrialization made legal wages less expensive than owning slaves.   Research shows H. Leon using this mount...

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The pose focused on her facial scars suggest more of an inventory photo than a portrait. Milky eyes and open mouth seem more hesitant than anything that could be construed positively. 

Though abolition began in Egypt during the 1850s, it was not realized until 1895 when industrialization made legal wages less expensive than owning slaves.

 

Research shows H. Leon using this mount in the 1870s.

Very good condition w/ flecks of emulsion or in the negative that show around her face.