This photograph shows a half-length portrait taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s of a Kochh Mandai girl, posed holding a broad-bladed agricultural knife and carrying a newly-harvested durian fruit on her head.
[Portrait of an unidentified woman, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
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Half-length portrait of an unidentified woman by an unknown photographer taken in the early 1860s. This print is one of a series of portrait studies of individuals and groups from Eastern Bengal (modern Bangladesh and Assam).
[Portrait of a young woman, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three-quarter length portrait of a girl, posed against a plain background, naked to the waist. Second copy neg at B.9386. Exhibited Museum of Sydney, Encountering India, 16 May - 17 August 1997. Exhibited in 'India Through the Lens', Arthur M. Sackler Gallery...
Portrait of two male figures, one seated in a European chair, the other standing. Both men hold tambourine-like instruments. A hand and arm can be seen in the background holding a plain photographic backdrop in place.
Gurmah, Khunsa, or Hijra, reputed hermaphrodite, Eastern Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
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Portrait of a reputed hermaphrodite and companions taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s. Hermaphrodites, also known today in South Asia as 'hijra', are often followers of the Hindu goddess Bahuchara Mata.
[Portrait of two unidentified males, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
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One of a series of portrait studies of individuals and groups from Eastern Bengal (modern Bangladesh and Assam) taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s.