Kachin woman.
"Femme de Katchin".
Antique copper engraving from a book "Costumes Civils Actuels de Tous Les Peuples Connus, Dessines d'Apres Nature, Graves Et Colories".
The Kachins are an ethnographic group of the Khakass. In the 18th century, the researchers lived near Krasnoyarsk, on the banks of the Kacha River. In 1720-1740 steps, the mass of Kachins moved up the river. Yenisei, on free land along the Iyusa and Abakan peaks.
Technique, Material: Copper engraving / hand coloured / Paper
Artist: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Engraver: L. Labrousse
Date, Publisher: Costumes Civils' by Sylvain Marechal, Paris, 1789
Size: sheet 14 x 21 cm.
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