MARTIN CHAMBI (1891-1973) A group of 5 photographs from
MARTIN CHAMBI (1891-1973)
A group of 5 photographs from Cuzco, Peru, including three portraits and two landscapes. Silver prints (2 on carte-postale paper), the images measuring approximately 5½x3½ inches (14x8.9 cm.), and the reverse, all with Chambi's copyright or credit handstamp, one with the location Machupicchu - Cusco handstamp, and one with a caption, in ink, on verso. 1920s-40sMan in poncho playing a shell instrument * Barefoot man in sequined coat * Man in poncho in front of stone entryway (possibly Machu Picchu.The real photo postcards include: A birdseye view of Machu Picchu, Cuzco * Crowded street during a burial.
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MARTIN CHAMBI (1891-1973)
A group of 5 photographs from Cuzco, Peru, including three portraits and two landscapes. Silver prints (2 on carte-postale paper), the images measuring approximately 5½x3½ inches (14x8.9 cm.), and the reverse, all with Chambi's copyright or credit handstamp, one with the location Machupicchu - Cusco handstamp, and one with a caption, in ink, on verso. 1920s-40sMan in poncho playing a shell instrument * Barefoot man in sequined coat * Man in poncho in front of stone entryway (possibly Machu Picchu.The real photo postcards include: A birdseye view of Machu Picchu, Cuzco * Crowded street during a burial.
