Twee portretten van een onbekend meisje van de Lepcha before 1886

"Twee portretten van een onbekend meisje van de Lepcha" is a pair of photographic portraits of two unidentified Lepcha girls, created by Italian anthropologist Paolo Mantegazza before 1886. The images are arranged within oval frames, a common photographic format in the 19th century. These portraits capture a glimpse into the lives of the Lepcha people of Sikkim, documenting their appearance and traditional attire. Mantegazza, a prominent figure in the fields of anthropology and ethnography, likely produced these images as part of his extensive research on human diversity. The portraits demonstrate the importance of photography as a tool for documenting the world's cultures in the late 19th century.