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[Dyak man, Singapore, standing, three-quarter length portrait, facing left] – Historic Photograph Print

[Dyak man, Singapore, standing, three-quarter length portrait, facing left], [between ca. 1890 and 1925] — historic photograph
[Dyak man, Singapore, standing, three-quarter length portrait, facing left], [between ca. 1890 and 1925]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Dyak man, Singapore, standing, three-quarter length portrait, facing left] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Dyak man, Singapore, standing, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]

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Shown standing in three-quarter length and turned to the left, this Dyak man was photographed in Singapore, a busy port where travelers from Borneo and across the region passed through in the early twentieth century. "Dayak" is a broad term for many Indigenous peoples of Borneo, so his clothing is the clearest clue to his own community. The portrait comes from the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, assembled by the Carpenters, American travel writers who documented peoples across Asia for readers at home. Studio portraits like this one reflect both the sitter's presence and an outsider's gaze.

Created / published[between ca. 1890 and 1925]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1880-1930.Photographic prints 1880-1930.
NotesFrank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsDayak (Indonesian people)--Clothing & dress--1880-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan994 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162270

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