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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 972 Name Simpson, Benjamin, 1831-1923

1. Photo 972, 1(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(15)
Title:
Oraon Cole. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders half-profile portrait. Oval image. Subjects = ethnic groups; Oraon Kols; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bihar; Chota Nagpur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 972, 1(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(16)
Title:
Oraon Cole female. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders half-profile portrait. Oval image. Subjects = ethnic groups; Oraon Kols; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bihar; Chota Nagpur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 972, 1(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(17)
Title:
Cole national dance. Chota Nagpur. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of women dancing, with men beating drums. Oval image. Subjects = dance; ethnic groups; Oraon Kols; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bihar; Chota Nagpur; In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 972, 1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(18)
Title:
Lurka Cole. Aboriginal ('Fighting Cole'). Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders profile portrait of a man holding an axe. Reproduced as a lithograph , plate 26 (b), in Edward Tuite Dalton, Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal (Calcutta, 1872), and there captioned 'A 'Ho' or Kol of Singbhum'. Subjects = ethnic groups; Lurka...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 972, 1(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(19)
Title:
Cole Christians. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter portrait of a young woman and a boy posed with a book at a table, and wearing European dress. Oval image. 'Beads, brass ornaments, and flowers, they delight in. It will be seen that the Christian girl photographed is quite unadorned. They are requ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 972, 1(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(20)
Title:
Korewah. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor: PRINT MISSING. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography See Photo 973/1 (20) for a copy of the missing print. Subjects = arms and armour; bows and arrows; ethnic groups; Korewahs; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bih...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 972, 1(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(21)
Title:
Korewah group. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of three men, posed with bows and arrows. Reproduced as a lithograph , plate 30, in Edward Tuite Dalton, Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal (Calcutta, 1872). Subjects = arms and armour; bows and arrows; ethnic groups; Korewahs; printed books; Watson and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 972, 1(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(22)
Title:
Moonda female. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders full-face portrait. Oval image, faded. Photograph not specifically credited, but probably by Simpson. Subjects = ethnic groups; Moondas; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India'...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 972, 1(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(23)
Title:
Bhogta. Aboriginal. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders half-profile portrait. Oval image. Photograph not specifically credited, but probably by Simpson. 'The specimen given in the photograph is the son of a well-known petty 'Laird' of Chota Nagpore, who, with a few of his clan, was introduced int...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 972, 1(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 1(24)
Title:
Chuttro Rajah. Hindoo Rajpoot. Chota Nagpoor. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Head and shoulders half-profile portrait. Oval image, faded. Subjects = ethnic groups; printed books; Rajputs; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 1, 1868) Location = Bihar; Chota Nagpur; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

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