Kamchadal woman — engraving

Kamchadal woman
"Femme Kamts chadalle"
Antique copper engraving from a book "Costumes Civils Actuels de Tous Les Peuples Connus, Dessines d'Apres Nature, Graves Et Colories".

Kamchadaly is an ethnographic group of Russians, the old-timer population of the modern territory of the Kamchatka Territory, Magadan Region, Chukotka, formed as a result of ethnic contacts of a few Russian settlers with representatives of aboriginal northern ethnic groups.
In the 18th century, the term Kamchadals denoted the Itelmens. Itelmens are one of the indigenous peoples of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Technique, Material:   Copper engraving /  hand coloured / Paper
Artist: ,  Engraver: 
Date, Publisher: Costumes Civils' by Sylvain Marechal, Paris, 1789.
Size: sheet 14 x 21  cm.