
Sujet
Mahphoon.
Légende
Mahphoon, a female member of the Sacred Hairy Family of Burma. This family's hypertrichosis stretched over 5 generations. The Hairy Family was exhibited as freaks by PT Barnum for a season in the UK, and a brief tour in the US in 1888. Hypertrichosis is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. From Ilustracion Artistica, published 1887.
Date
1887
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A60_348
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
46,9Mo (4,2Mo) / 27,2cm x 43,2cm / 3214 x 5100 (300dpi)