![[Sideshow] [Barnum, P.T. (1810–1891)] Photograph of a Member of the "Holy Family of Burma"](http://www.schubertiademusic.com/cdn/shop/files/Barnum_2C_P.T._Photograph_of_a_Member_of_the_Holy_Family_of_Burma_18756.jpg?v=1722189729)
Portrait of Mahphoon (also spelled Mah-Phoon), a female member of a Burmese family with hereditary cases of hypertrichosis—excessive hair growth. As typical of her time, she cruelly became a sideshow attraction and was recruited to join Barnum's circus for a tour of the United States in 1888. The photo, with caption, "Mahphoon the Burmese hairy woman," dates from 1886, when Mahphoon was in her late sixties. 6.5 x 4.25 inches (16.5 x 10.8 cm).
Portrait of Mahphoon (also spelled Mah-Phoon), a female member of a Burmese family with hereditary cases of hypertrichosis—excessive hair growth. As typical of her time, she cruelly became a sideshow attraction and was recruited to join Barnum's circus for a tour of the United States in 1888. The photo, with caption, "Mahphoon the Burmese hairy woman," dates from 1886, when Mahphoon was in her late sixties. 6.5 x 4.25 inches (16.5 x 10.8 cm).