AFRICAN ANTIQUITIES AND ARTIFACTS ,1890s Chromolithograph

SHOWING SHIELDS CARVINGS SWORDS BOWLS FROM DIFFERENT TRIBES LIKE THE MASSAI, SWAHILI AND FROM PLACES LIKE UGANDA SOMALIA.

1890s Historical Ethnology Chromolithograph

Chromolithography was developed for making true multi-color prints. Previously prints were colored in by hand. Godefrey Engleman of France first commercialized it in the 1830s. Based on lithography which used flat stone slabs on which an image is drawn on the surface, but used separate stones for separate colors or impressions

Approximate Overall Size: 6 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Excellent Condition. As Scanned. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Printed on heavier paper. Blank on Reverse Side