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Unidentified photographer
Elephant hunting in Ceylon
1870
Albumen print
21,5 cm (diameter)
Bassenge Photography Auctions
Auction 104, 3 December 2014, 19th - 21st Century Photography, Lot: 4022
LL/56052
A very rare and unusual image showing an elephant hunt in Ceylon. The elephant in the foreground is bound to a tree to lure other wild elephants which were then captured.
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