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101. Photo 972, 3(153)

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Photo 972, 3(153)
Title:
Surongie. Hindoo follower of Parusnath. Meerut. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait. Oval image, somewhat faded. 'Shadi Seth is an inhabitant of Bhagput, a large town in the Meerut district, and belongs to the Surongie division of the Bunnya, or shopkeeping tribe, who are Jains.' Subjects = ethnic groups;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

102. Photo 972, 3(164)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(164)
Title:
Man Kour. Hindoo (Brahmin) widow. Saharunpoor. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length seated portrait. Oval image. 'Man Kour is a Hindoo widow, of about twenty-five years of age, by caste Brahmin, and a resident of Hurdwar, chiefly living on the charity given her by the visitors...' Subjects = Brahmins (caste); ethnic groups; print...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

103. Photo 972, 3(169)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(169)
Title:
Cultivators. Russia Rajpoots. Hindoos. Dehra Dhoon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait of two seated men. Oval image, faded. 'These peasants are residents of Jumnootri, or the source of the Jumna...The hill Rajpoots are not inferior to those of the plains in bravery, but they seldom take service, and subsist by farming and hunting, of wh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

104. Photo 972, 3(170)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(170)
Title:
Niltoo. Hill porter. Rajpoot. Dehra Dhoon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. 'The subject of this photograph is Niltoo, a coolie or hill porter, carrying milk. He is a Hindoo, and by caste a Rajpoot of low degree, resident at Gurwhal.' Subjects = ethnic groups; hill porters; occupations; porters; printed...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

105. Photo 972, 4(175)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 4(175)
Title:
Jhukkurk Sing. Hindoo of Lobha. Kumaon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait. Oval image, somewhat faded. 'This person belongs to one of the numerous tribes of Hill Rajpoots, few of whom are recognized by the tribes of the plains...The person represented belongs to the poorest part of the hills in the Gurhw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

106. Photo 972, 4(226)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 4(226)
Title:
Bhabras. Jain merchants. From Rajpootana. Lahore. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait, seated cross-legged on a rug. Oval image. Subjects = Bhabras (caste); ethnic groups; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 4, 1869) Location = Lahore; Pakistan; Pun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

107. Photo 972, 5(232)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 5(232)
Title:
Changars. Low caste wandering tribe. Lahore. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Squatting group of seven men and women. 'The tribe to which the group depicted in the photograph belongs, has an unenviable character for thieving and general dishonesty, and forms one of the large clas of unsettled wanderers, which, inadmissable to Hindooism, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

108. Photo 972, 5(239)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 5(239)
Title:
Mullahs or boatmen. Mussulmans. Lahore. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of three squatting figures. Oval print. 'The Mullahs form a special tribe of themselves, and, although Mahomedans, do not intermarry with other Mussulmans, except on rare occasions. They are found on all the rivers of the Punjab, and on the Indus down to ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

109. Photo 972, 8(424)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 8(424)
Title:
Korama or Korwa. Hindoo. Mysore. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length seated portrait. 'The Koramas, or Korwas, as they are most generally called, are basket makers by profession, and also make mats from date palm leaves, very ingeniously plaiting the leaves into strips about four inches broad and sewing them together...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

110. Photo 972, 3(127)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 972, 3(127)
Title:
Pundit Ramnarain. Hindoo Priest - Brahmin. Allyghur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait, seated cross-legged on a carpet. Oval image. 'The photograph represents a Pundit, or Brahmin religious instructor, Ramnarain by name. He is an inhabitant of Coel (Allyghur), where his family have lived for upwards of 200 years. They are th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item