RPPC Malay Girls Ethnographic Studio Photo Postcard Dutch East Indies Antique-image
RPPC Malay Girls Ethnographic Studio Photo Postcard Dutch East Indies Antique-image

RPPC Malay Girls Ethnographic Studio Photo Postcard Dutch East Indies Antique

$ 13.2

Country of Origin: Indonesia Postage Condition: Unposted Unit of Sale: Single Unit Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919 Era: Divided Back (1907-1915) Features: Divided Back Featured Person: Malay Girls Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Number of Items in Set: 1 Subject: Real Photo Theme: People, Photographs, Cities & Towns, Ethnographic Type: Real Photo (RPPC)

Description

RPPC Malay Girls Ethnographic Studio Photo Postcard Dutch East Indies Antique. The image is captioned “Malay Girls” in the lower corner. Real photo postcard featuring two Malay women posed in a studio setting, wearing traditional sarong garments. The image is captioned “Malay Girls” in the lower corner. Original early 20th-century ethnographic photographic postcard, likely produced for the colonial tourist trade in Southeast Asia, most commonly associated with the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) or British Malaya. The photograph displays smooth tonal gradation consistent with a real photo postcard rather than a printed halftone image. Unposted divided-back card. Please see pics for complete description and condition. Thanks for shopping!

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