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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add Or 4371-4387 Subject Hindus

1. Add Or 4371

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4371
Title:
A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives.
Scope & Content:
A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives. In the upper pair, the man, who wears a red Maratha turban, wears the ‘tilaka’ of the Tenkalai Shri-Vaishnavas, of white, U-shaped, extending downwards onto the nose, and a flame-like yellow ‘bindu’ within. His wife has a si...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 4379

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4379
Title:
A dasari mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, rudraksa rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier.
Scope & Content:
A ‘dasari’ mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, ‘rudraksa’ rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Vishnuite Mendicant.’ Note: With long description opposite.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 4380

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4380
Title:
A Tenkalai mendicant, wearing a tall pointed cap, his sectarian mark over his upper body, and with a rosary of very large berries. He carries a chowrie in a case under one arm, and is putting incense on his brazier.
Scope & Content:
Another Tenkalai mendicant, wearing a tall pointed cap, his sectarian mark over his upper body, and with a rosary of very large berries. He carries a chowrie in a case under one arm, and is putting incense on his brazier. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Vishnuite Mendicant.’ Note: With long descript...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

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