Apr 9, 2016

Portrait of a Man of the Kochh Mandai Tribe Holding a Thick-Bladed Agricultural Knife - Eastern Bengal 1860's

Portrait of a Man of the Kochh Mandai Tribe Holding a Thick-Bladed Agricultural Knife - Eastern Bengal 1860's The exact location of this tribe's origin is unknown. At the time of this photograph they inhabited tracts of jungle to the north of Dacca in eastern Bengal or modern Bangladesh.

Source: British Library (bl.uk)