A Malabar Brahmin (Namputiri) and his wife. Both wear white cloths and carry palm-leaf parasols. The man also carries a palm-leaf fan. Inscribed: ‘Namburee’.
A Hillman and his wife. Both are dressed in leaf skirts. The woman leans on a staff and the man carries a large bow and arrows. Inscribed: ‘Malah Vaden’ (Mountain-dweller). Note: Exhibited Arts Council, London, 1967-69, see M. Archer, ‘Indian miniatures and folk paintings’ (London, 1967), no.545.
Brahmins from North and South Kanara districts. Both carry palm-leaf umbrellas. The woman wears a spotted yellow sari: the man wears a white cloth and spotted mauve waist-band. Over his arm is a green bag and round his neck a crimson scarf with keys attached at either end. He wears a white turban. I...
A Brahman and his wife. The woman wears a nine-yard sari with a white border and carries a brass ‘lota’ and a crimson bundle. Her husband wears a white cloth with a crimson scarf round his neck and carries a blue bag on his shoulder. He holds a palm-leaf manuscript in his left hand and a palm-leaf u...