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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Funerary Practices Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 11(91)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(91)
Title:
Monuments of Sutteeism in the Kangra Valley. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of stone sati memorials under a tree in the Kangra valley, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Sati or the custom of a widow immolating herself on her husband’s funeral pyre was practiced by some Hindus, particularly the Rajputs. Sati slabs were placed in memory of the women who committed ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 28/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/1(29)
Title:
Kangra. Monuments of sutteeism. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'Bourne 511' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View of a group of sati memorial stones beneath a tree at Kangra, with figures posed on the wall surrounding the base of the trees.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 175(119)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 175(119)
Title:
Monuments of sutteeism, Kangra. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 793(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 793(41)
Title:
Baniyan Tree, Kangra, with Suttee Monuments. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1000/9(959)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/9(959)
Title:
Sati stones dug out of the ruined tank, Ambaranatha Temple, Ambarnath. Photographer: Narayen, Shivashanker
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1003(821)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(821)
Title:
Inscribed sati stone from Rameshra, Jhansi District. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880s-180s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1005/2(3c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1005/2(3c)
Title:
Ratanpur. Group of Sati monuments. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907-1908
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1005/2(149c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1005/2(149c)
Title:
Nagpur. Sati monuments. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907-1908
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1005/2(150c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1005/2(150c)
Title:
Nagpur. Sati monuments. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Four tablets with figures carved in bas-relief.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907-1908
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1005/2(151c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1005/2(151c)
Title:
Nagpur. Sati monuments. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Four tablets with figures carved in bas-relief.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1907-1908
Extent:
1 item