Takht Singh, M'Raja of Johdpore [sic]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Takht Singh (Maharaja of Jodhpur 1843-73), heavily bejewelled and seated on a throne, holding a sword in his right hand and looking directly towards the camera.
The Great Gun, Bijapur. Photographer: Biggs, Thomas
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Genre: Architectural Photography Albumen print from a waxed calotype negative. The Great Gun or Malik-i-Maidan, with Indian figures grouped around it. This print is tightly cropped around the gun: the original negative shows more of the surrounding area.The gun was placed beside the Sherza Burj...
Todas with clubs, etc., Nilgiri Hills. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of four Toda men, carrying spears and clubs. One figure appears to be playing a flute-like instrument, while the crouching figure on the left holds a stringed instrument. Plate xi of James Wilkinson Breeks, 'An account of the primitive tribes and monument...