The coiffure of a Shantou girl

Collection
Identifier
PF01-39
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: PF01-39. Photograph by John Thomson. In 'Illustrations of China and its People' (1873-1874), vol II, Thomson describes the girl as follows: "No. 28, a young Swatow girl, exhibits one style of coiffeur apopted in that part of the province". Swatow (汕頭).
Location
Date
1871
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph