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11. Add Or 3289

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3289
Title:
Regimental adjutant carrying a cane
Scope & Content:
A Regimental Adjutant wearing a black jacket and white trousers and carrying a cane. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Regimental adjutant;’ on back: ‘An adjutant ranks with the Maja, and rather below a Jemadar. The badge of his office is his cane, with which he administers punishment on parade.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

12. Add Or 3290

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3290
Title:
Gurkha lieutenant in full dress
Scope & Content:
A Gurkha lieutenant in full dress wearing a fur-trimmed red jacket with large epaulettes. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Goorkha Captain in full dress.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

13. Add Or 3291

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3291
Title:
Gurkha captain in full dress
Scope & Content:
A Gurkha Captain in full dress wearing an embroidered blue tunic trimmed with fur and holding a sword. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Goorkha Captain in full dress.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

14. Add Or 3292

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3292
Title:
Regimental clerk
Scope & Content:
A Regimental clerk in greenish grey padded jacket, an ink pot and scroll at his waist, holding a pen and papers. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Regimental Maja or Writer,’ on back: ‘A Regimental Maja; or Writer ranks rather below a Jemadar; is always either a Brahmin or a Newar; never a Kshretri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

15. Add Or 3293

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3293
Title:
Regimental coolie
Scope & Content:
A Regimental Coolie carrying a wooden box on his back and a ram-rod. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Peepah, or Regimental Cooly.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

16. Add Or 3294

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3294
Title:
Parbatia woman carrying the kalsa at a marriage ceremony
Scope & Content:
A Parbatia woman carrying the ‘kalsa’ at a marriage ceremony. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Purbuttiah woman carrying the Kalas at a Goorkah Marriage procession.’. 155 by 280 mm. Note: See Oldfield II, 21.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

17. Add Or 3295

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3295
Title:
Gurkha marriage procession
Scope & Content:
A Gurkha marriage procession. 125 by 333 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

18. Add Or 3296

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3296
Title:
A Buddhist Lama from Lhasa.
Scope & Content:
A Buddhist Lama from Lhasa. Inscribed as above?. 270 by 182 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

19. Add Or 3297

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3297
Title:
A Vajracharya performing the Hom ceremony
Scope & Content:
A Vajracharya performing the ‘Hom’ ceremony. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A ‘Vajra-acharya’, or Buddhist Priest, performing the rite called ‘Hom’, which consists in casting Ghee, grain, flowers, et’c.’. into the sacred flame as an offering to the Supreme Deity’. 260 by 340 mm. Note: See Oldfie...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

20. Add Or 3298

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3298
Title:
Agricultural Newars carrying a hammock
Scope & Content:
Agricultural Newars carrying a hammock. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Hill Hammock, or Dharry, carried by Jaffoo Newars.’ 210 by 308 mm. Note: See Oldfield, II, 148.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item