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4751. Photo 1167(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(28)
Title:
Masked monks circumambulating Key Monastery, Spiti, at the end of the cham festival. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Masked monks circumambulating Key Monastery at the end of the cham, the annual monastic dance festival. The gods have come down to earth and villagers lie prostrate hoping to come under the protective power of the deities stepping over them' (Patrick Sutherland).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1996
Extent:
1 item

4752. Photo 1167(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(44)
Title:
Wedding festivities at Kibber, Spiti: the bridegroom's party waiting to escort the new bride around Kibber. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'The bridegroom's party waiting to escort the new bride around Kibber. She will be taken to the village temple and to the houses of her new relatives, given food and entertained. Kibber is known to have the best antique costumes in Spiti, fabulously embroidered broca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1998
Extent:
1 item

4753. Photo 1167(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(61)
Title:
A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and generally entertaining the audience by punctuating the long solemn dances with touches of humour. They also...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

4754. Photo 1168/1(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(16)
Title:
Bene Israels, a rich shipowner. Photographer: Johnson and Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of two members of the Bombay Bene Israelite community, one seated and one standing beside a table.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1856
Extent:
1 item

4755. Photo 1168/1(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(20)
Title:
Dhed women of Surat. Photographer: Johnson and Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length portrait of two women, standing in front of a tree stump in front of the verandah of a house. Possibly photographed at Bombay rather than Surat.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1856
Extent:
1 item

4756. Photo 1168/1(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(22)
Title:
A Hindoo bridegroom. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a young man, dressed in wedding finery and seated on horseback, posed with attendants in the porte cochère of a European-style house, possibly in Bombay. Some small missing portions around edges, where print has been removed from page.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

4757. Photo 1168/1(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(23)
Title:
Mohamedan women of Surat. Photographer: Johnson and Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length portrait of two women and a young girl, posed in front of the verandah of a house.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1856
Extent:
1 item

4758. Photo 1168/1(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(38)
Title:
Cashmir women. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group portrait of Kashmiri women, the majority seated on a rug, but with a few standing, in front of an unidentified building. Unlike almost all of Bourne's work, this photograph is unsigned and unnumbered, but is generally considered to correspond to...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

4759. Photo 1168/1(82)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(82)
Title:
Major William Nassau Lees L.L.D. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length studio portrait of a heavily-bearded William Nassau Lees (1825-1889), seated at a table, holding a book in his left hand and looking off to the right. Lees entered the 42nd Bengal Native Infantry in 1846 and rose to the rank of Major-General in 1885. For ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

4760. Photo 1176/3(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1176/3(20)
Title:
Spring 1888, Muttra Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of military officers taken at Mathura. Indivduals are identified from left to right. Back row: Capt. Marshal (Ridge Master), Capt. Willas, Lt. Spundle, Capt. Dimad & Bochea[?], 2nd Lieut. W. Brown, Lieut. Anderson, Lieut. Adj. Grieg[?], Lieut. A...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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