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Tahitian woman standing, photograph by Madame S. Hoare, Papeete, Tahiti, ca. 1870

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Tahitian woman standing, photograph by Madame S. Hoare, Papeete, Tahiti, ca. 1870

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Albumen print of a Tahitian woman by Madame S. Hoare, Papeete, Tahiti, ca. 1870. Card with ornate reverse imprint in gilt, purple and black ink reading "Madame S. Hoare / Photographer / Papeete, Tahiti". Sitter wears an interesting combination of western and native costume, including a native cloth wrapped around her skirt, and bare feet -- something most unusual in 19th-century studio portraits., ca. 1870.

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