1925 Print Shantz Bukama Tribe Village Congo Portrait Tattoo Textile Racism XGB6 Music NAF2C24 zz1051

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1925 Print Shantz Bukama Tribe Village Congo Portrait Tattoo Textile Racism XGB6 Music NAF2C24 zz1051This is an original 1925 halftone print of a portrait of a woman in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The caption writes, "Considered a ravishing beauty in her own tribe, though it is rather difficult for Europeans to reconcile beauty with negroid features, a bulging abdomen, a body covered with cicatrizations, and a soot black skin." Photography by Dr. H. L. Shantz. CONDITION This 86+ year old Item is rated Near Mint Very Fine. Light aging