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31. Photo 124(31)

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Photo 124(31)
Title:
Kochh Mandai woman, Eastern Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

32. Photo 124(32)

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Photo 124(32)
Title:
[Portrait of an unidentified woman, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
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).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

33. Photo 124(33)

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Photo 124(33)
Title:
[Portrait of a young woman, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

34. Photo 124(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(34)
Title:
[Portrait of a young woman, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Three-quarter length portrait of a girl, posed against a plain background, taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

35. Photo 124(35)

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Photo 124(35)
Title:
[Unidentified female group, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Three-quarter length portrait of three women, probably a mother and her two daughters taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

36. Photo 124(36)

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Photo 124(36)
Title:
[Unidentified female group, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Portrait of two Bangladeshi women taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

37. Photo 124(37)

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Photo 124(37)
Title:
Darwash (Dhara Wala), Eastern Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

38. Photo 124(38)

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Photo 124(38)
Title:
Gurmah, Khunsa, or Hijra, reputed hermaphrodite, Eastern Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 124(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(39)
Title:
[Portrait of two unidentified males, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 124(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(40)
Title:
Urdha-Bahu Sannyasi, Eastern Bengal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Print showing a 'sanyasi' or wandering Hindu mendicant taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item