1. Photo 124(58)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 124(58)
- Title:
- Sankhari, shell-cutters, Eastern Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
- Portrait of five Sankhari, members of the Hindu Sudra caste of shell-cutters, taken by an unknown photographer during the early 1860s. Contemporary accounts relate that such Sankharis were generally followers of the Hindu gods Vishnu or Krishna and usually vegetarian. The shells used for manufac...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Extent:
- 1 item
