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61. Add Or 4207

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Add Or 4207
Title:
Two standing Saiva ascetics, dressed in saffron robes, one a Kanphat yogi playing a sarangi, the other a Jangama (Lingayat) priest wearing a feathered turban and long braids of hair, and carrying a bell.
Scope & Content:
Two standing Saiva ascetics, dressed in saffron robes, one a Kanphat yogi playing a ‘sarangi’, the other a Jangama (Lingayat) priest wearing a feathered turban and long braids of hair, and carrying a bell.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1810
Extent:
1 Item

62. Add Or 4267

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Add Or 4267
Title:
An ascetic wearing chains approaching an old man with a rosary.
Scope & Content:
An ascetic wearing chains approaching an old man with a rosary. The old man appears to be a Muslim. A mosque and a grave are in the background. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Byraggee an Hindoo Pilgrim’. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

63. Add Or 4289

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Add Or 4289
Title:
A Saint Hindoo conveyed by his Disciples, in an open litter on their shoulders.
Scope & Content:
A Hindu Saint conveyed in an open litter accompanied by musicians and devotees. Inscribed on the opposite page: ‘A Saint Hindoo conveyed by his Disciples’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

64. Add Or 4297-4298

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Add Or 4297-4298
Title:
The Sheep Eater of Fatehgarh, a consecutive action sequence on two sheets of paper
Scope & Content:
The Sheep Eater of Fatehgarh, a consecutive action sequence on two sheets of paper, in the first of which an ascetic is shown, from left to right: standing ready; holding a sheep by its back with his teeth; holding the sheep down on its back; ripping open its belly with its teeth; holding the ca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1796
Extent:
1 Item

65. Add Or 4363

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Add Or 4363
Title:
The Sheep Eater; seven stages in a man's consumption of a sheep, illustrated in consecutive sequence
Scope & Content:
The Sheep Eater; seven stages in a man’s consumption of a sheep, illustrated in consecutive sequence from right to left. Only the ground is shaded while the sky is left blank. By a Calcutta artist, c.1795-1800. Inscribed above in ink: ‘Jura Geer Berah Geer the famous Sheep Eater from Surong ne...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

66. Add Or 4371

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Add Or 4371
Title:
A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives.
Scope & Content:
A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives. In the upper pair, the man, who wears a red Maratha turban, wears the ‘tilaka’ of the Tenkalai Shri-Vaishnavas, of white, U-shaped, extending downwards onto the nose, and a flame-like yellow ‘bindu’ within. His wife has a si...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

67. Add Or 4379

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Add Or 4379
Title:
A dasari mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, rudraksa rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier.
Scope & Content:
A ‘dasari’ mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, ‘rudraksa’ rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Vishnuite Mendicant.’ Note: With long description opposite.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

68. Add Or 4380

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Add Or 4380
Title:
A Tenkalai mendicant, wearing a tall pointed cap, his sectarian mark over his upper body, and with a rosary of very large berries. He carries a chowrie in a case under one arm, and is putting incense on his brazier.
Scope & Content:
Another Tenkalai mendicant, wearing a tall pointed cap, his sectarian mark over his upper body, and with a rosary of very large berries. He carries a chowrie in a case under one arm, and is putting incense on his brazier. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Vishnuite Mendicant.’ Note: With long descript...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

69. Add Or 4475

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Add Or 4475
Title:
A portrait of the naked ascetic Pothi Sadhu of Mathura
Scope & Content:
A portrait of the naked ascetic Pothi Sadhu of Mathura, who sits on an animal skin with his right foot caught up under his right armpit, and wearing just a green turban with a white cloth wound round it and over his mouth. Around him are positioned his garment, shoes, crutch, bow and bowls. By...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816-1820
Extent:
1 Item

70. Add Or 4664

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Add Or 4664
Title:
Five male types standing in a line
Scope & Content:
Five male types standing in a line. By a Tanjore or Madras artist, c.1820. Inscribed in ink beneath four of the five figures: ‘Sanyassee or religious Mendicant; Goshein; ...; Beggar; Snake Charmer.’ All these are copied from faint pencil inscriptions, except that the original middle inscripti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item