Portret van een onbekende man by Anonymous

Portret van een onbekende man before 1897

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aged paper

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book binding

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homemade paper

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paper non-digital material

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paperlike

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sketch book

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personal sketchbook

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journal

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paper medium

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columned text

"Portret van een onbekende man" (Portrait of an Unknown Man) is an anonymous black and white engraving, dated before 1897. The artwork depicts the portrait of a man from the BOKOTO tribe of Central Africa. The man is depicted with a serious expression, wearing a necklace of beads, and his face is marked with tribal tattoos. The image is part of a larger work, likely a book or journal, that documented the customs and cultures of various tribes in Central Africa. The engraving is significant because it provides a glimpse into the appearance of the BOKOTO people during this period.

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