Postcard of three men wearing feather headdresses

A postcard of a colour photograph of three men wearing colourful feather headdresses. A woman stands in the middle ground holding a baby and a young child stands next to her. A big hut and the Amazon is in the far background. The back of the postcard states that the photograph is of XAVANT INDIANS FROM THE EAST- MATO GROSSO.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
ARC/CAM/009
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 100 mm x 150 mm
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