Woman of the Mari people

Woman of the Mari people (Cheremisa or Cheremis) of Russia. In bonnet of birch bark covered in cloth with shells, embroidered linen tunic, sash belt, culottes, gaiters and shoes. Femme Tscheremisse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792

1792 Anthropology Aquatint Bordeaux Culottes Encyclopedia Of Voyages Encyclopedie Des Voyages Enlightenment Ethnography Gaiters Imperialism J. Laroque Jacques Grasset De Saint-sauveur Noble Savage Sash Belt Shells

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