Portret van een onbekende Naga man uit Manipur before 1868

This black and white photograph, "Portret van een onbekende Naga man uit Manipur," was taken by British photographer Benjamin Simpson sometime before 1868. The portrait depicts a Naga man from the Maram Naga tribe of Manipur, a state in Northeast India. This photograph is a valuable record of the diversity of India's tribal populations, captured during a time when photography was a relatively new technology and colonial interest in documenting indigenous cultures was high. The image's simple composition, focusing on the subject's face and torso, highlights the man's physical features and traditional attire.