A postcard of a colour photograph of three men wearing colourful feather headdresses. A woman stands in the middle ground holding a baby and a young child stands next to her. A big hut and the Amazon is in the far background. The back of the postcard states that the photograph is of XAVANT INDIANS FROM THE EAST- MATO GROSSO.
Postcard of three men wearing feather headdresses
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