Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype native sculpture it in very good condition

it in very good condition still

with some light foxing mostly around the edges and a tiny smudge to the text that would have occurred when wet

I'd like to think she was the carver's mother or grandmother

“the Shipibo can listen to a song or chant by looking at the designs

Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype native sculpture it in very good conditionThis antique tintype amazes me for how completely contemporary these four look. And, as I've noted before, I find that stark tintypes like this, more than any other sort of photographs, make the subjects feel as if they are just right here in the room, hearts beating. What a gang of four, immediately making me think of Clockwork Orange, and with the young man at top left and lower right especially seeming as if just walked out of a Peter Hujar