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21. Photo 515/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(2)
Title:
[Hindu ascetic with iron collar.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of an ascetic, sitting cross-legged with palm-leaf books in front of him and wearing a cumbersome metal collar. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '13. Devotee, with iron collar.' Subjects = ascetics; reading...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 515/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(4)
Title:
[Snake charmers, Madras district.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = entertainers; snake charmers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 515/1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(10)
Title:
[Bullock-driven mill, Southern India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = agriculture; rural life; villages
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 515/1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(18)
Title:
[Bird seller, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full length studio portrait, with man holding rods, a basket and two birds. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '26. Bird seller'. Subjects = bird sellers; occupations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 515/1(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(25)
Title:
[Palms, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Group of palms, with pool in foreground. Probably the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '76. Lotus tank and date palms'. Subjects = date palms; trees & plants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 515/1(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(22)
Title:
Child playing with cobra [South India]. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = entertainers; snake charmers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 515/1(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(30)
Title:
[Group of Hindu devotees, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of three men, one holding a drum, one s pilgrim trident and the centre figure standing on one leg. Subjects = ascetics
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 515/1(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(37)
Title:
[Portrait of a young girl, Ceylon.] Photographer: Skeen and Company, William Henry Louis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter length standing portrait of a Ceylonese girl. Subjects = ethnic groups; Sinhalese Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 515/1(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/1(24)
Title:
[Farmer ploughing (or harrowing) with bullock team, South India.] Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Probably either the print listed in the Nicholas & Co. catalogue as '214. Harrowing the ground', or '33. Native plough'. Subjects = agricultural implements; agriculture; crops; farming; ploughing; ploughs
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 515/2(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 515/2(17)
Title:
[Student with carved wooden cabinet, Calcutta School of Art.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Unidentified Indian student standing in the grounds of the Calcutta School of Art with an ornately carved wooden cabinet. Subjects = art schools; arts & crafts; education; furniture and furnishings; woodcarving
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item