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1191. Add Or 1644

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1644
Title:
Three types of Hindu ascetics: Pandaram, Gosain and Bairagi
Scope & Content:
Three types of Hindu Ascetic: Pandaram, Gosain and Bairagi. Inscribed: ‘Panadarum. Goossain. Byragee. The three different sects of Hindoo Devotees.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1192. Add Or 1645

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1645
Title:
Pujari and wife of the Mariyamman cult
Scope & Content:
Man and woman of the Mariyamman cult; the man balances pots on his head and beats a drum, the woman also beats a drum. Inscribed: ‘The Poojaree’;’ or person appeasing the wrath of the Goddess Mariama who presides over Diseases.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1193. Add Or 1646

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1646
Title:
Barber and wife
Scope & Content:
Barber and wife; the man holds a razor and small bowl. Inscribed: ‘The Indian Tonser.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1194. Add Or 1647

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1647
Title:
Tailor and wife
Scope & Content:
Tailor and wife; the man holds scissors and a needle-case, the woman holds thread. Inscribed:’ The dirzee or Hindoo tailor.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1195. Add Or 1648

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1648
Title:
Bamboo mat-maker and wife
Scope & Content:
Bamboo mat-maker and wife; the man carries a knife and bamboo-mat basket on his head, the woman carries a hand punkah. Inscribed: ‘The Burrod tribe, or Bamboo Mat-Maker.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1196. Add Or 1649

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1649
Title:
Toddy-tapper and wife
Scope & Content:
Toddy-tapper and wife; the man carries a ladder, rope and earthen pot, the woman a pot of juice. Inscribed: ‘The Tansa, or Toddy man, the toddy is a favourite Indian beverage procured from the Cocoanut & Palmyra trees, & when fermented is very intoxicating.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1197. Add Or 1650

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1650
Title:
Palanquin bearer and wife
Scope & Content:
Palanquin bearer and wife. Inscribed: ‘The Bestavar Caste, or the palankeen bearer.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1198. Add Or 1651

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1651
Title:
Shoemaker and wife
Scope & Content:
Shoe-maker (‘cakkiliyan’) and wife; the man holds a pair of boots, the woman various tools. Inscribed’: The Chuckler or Indian Shoemaker.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1199. Add Or 1652

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1652
Title:
Washerman and wife
Scope & Content:
Washerman and wife; both carry bundles of clothes and the woman also carries two sticks. Inscribed: ‘The Dobee or washerman.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

1200. Add Or 1653

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1653
Title:
Fisherman and wife
Scope & Content:
Fisherman and wife; the man carries a net, basket and a fish, the woman carries baskets of fish. Inscribed: ‘The Chumbadavar or fisherman.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

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