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1. Add Or 1335

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1335
Title:
Two Kerala Brahmins, the man with a parasol and palm-leaf fan, the woman with a parasol
Scope & Content:
Two Kerala Brahmins; the man with a parasol and a palm-leaf fan, the woman with a parasol. Inscribed: ‘Namburee. Namburechee.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1341

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1341
Title:
Headman of Tiyor and Chegon castes with wife
Scope & Content:
Headman of Tiyor and Chegon castes with wife; both holding coconuts. Inscribed: ‘Thandan. Thandathee.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 1345

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1345
Title:
Temple Brahmins, male and female
Scope & Content:
Temple Brahmins; the man carries a rosary and brass vessel, the woman a parasol. Inscribed: ‘Potty-amah. Potty.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3937

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3937
Title:
A Malabar Brahmin (Namputiri) and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Malabar Brahmin (Namputiri) and his wife. Both wear white cloths and carry palm-leaf parasols. The man also carries a palm-leaf fan. Inscribed: ‘Namburee’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3938

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3938
Title:
A Naya householder (Manavan) and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Naya householder (Manavan) and his wife. Both wear white cloths and the man carries a palm-leaf parasol. Inscribed: ‘Manaven.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3939

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3939
Title:
A Hillman and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Hillman and his wife. Both are dressed in leaf skirts. The woman leans on a staff and the man carries a large bow and arrows. Inscribed: ‘Malah Vaden’ (Mountain-dweller). Note: Exhibited Arts Council, London, 1967-69, see M. Archer, ‘Indian miniatures and folk paintings’ (London, 1967), n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3940

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3940
Title:
Brahmins from North and South Kanara districts
Scope & Content:
Brahmins from North and South Kanara districts. Both carry palm-leaf umbrellas. The woman wears a spotted yellow sari: the man wears a white cloth and spotted mauve waist-band. Over his arm is a green bag and round his neck a crimson scarf with keys attached at either end. He wears a white t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 3941

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3941
Title:
A Brahman and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Brahman and his wife. The woman wears a nine-yard sari with a white border and carries a brass ‘lota’ and a crimson bundle. Her husband wears a white cloth with a crimson scarf round his neck and carries a blue bag on his shoulder. He holds a palm-leaf manuscript in his left hand and a palm...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

9. EAP810/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP810/20/1
Title:
ஊன்று கோல்
Scope & Content:
Title in original script: ஊன்று கோல் The cane, with a pommel representing the symbole of the state of Travancore, was a gift that Mani Asan received from his ācāṉ (title in Kanniyakumari given to a practitioner considered as a great expert) in recognision of his high skill.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 TIFF images

10. EAP1274/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1274/1
Title:
Collections of Rao Bahadur C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar of Coimbatore
Scope & Content:
This collection was produced by Rao Bahadur C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar (known as Kovaikizhar) of Coimbatore between 1925-1953. Presently the collection is in Thavathiru Santhalinga Adigalar Arts, Science & Tamil College library at Coimbatore. The collection contains five folders in series le...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Not applicable, and Tamil
Date Range:
1925-1953
Extent:
228 TIFF images