Glass-bangle seller and wife; both carry strings of bangles. Incribed: ‘The Bungadugar (a Gentooo tribe) generally deals in glass ornments of different colours, worn on the Arm by the females of India.’
Torch-bearer and wife; the man carries a torch and brass oil vessel, the woman carries oil and a measure. Inscribed: ‘The Mussalchee tribe or linkboy; and generally accompanies a travelling palankeen.’
A man of the Moochy caste and his wife. Both carry fans. Inscribed: ‘The Moochie Man. This tribe is one of-the most useful in India’;’ they are excellent copyists. They gain their livelihood by painting and working in leather.’
Vaishnava mendicant ‘(Dasari)’ and female devotee; the man carries various pots and a gong, and blows on a couch shell; the woman carries a lampstand and peacock feather fan. Inscribed: ‘The Costume of the Dassary, a religious Mendicant who gives notice of his approach, by blowing a horn and st...
Vaishnava mendicant ‘(cattani)’ and female devotee; the man carries a pot and a fan, the woman a rosary. Inscribed: ‘The Satana, a religious Mendicant, he announces his approach by singing.’