Codice albumGBB-F-006278

Codice inventarioGBB-F-006278-0000

1874, PARIS, FRANCE: CAPTAIN GEORGE COSTENTENUS (born in 1833, Souli, Epyrus, Greece-dead after 1894) pirate and adventurer, was a very celebrated man with many tattooes on his body who tourned around Europe and United Stated whit more success in the Vaudeville and FREAKS SHOW or CIRCUS. This pubblicity poster present at Folies-Bergère the Captain Costentenus, a Greek Albanian man tattooed from head to foot with 388 blue animals. Also know like Djordgi Konstantinus and Georgius Constantine. In reality Costentenus survive with two others sailors but were punished by tattooing at Bhamo, in Burma, why hostile at government. Escape in China, Manila, Hong Kong, Suez and Vienna. In the early 1870s while in Vienna, he attracted the attention of medical professionals and anthropologists. Costentenus began to exhibit himself in western Europe. In 1875 arrive in USA and 2 years later was one of attractions of PT BARNUM CIRCUS

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