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11. Add Or 3286

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Add Or 3286
Title:
Havildar with a flag
Scope & Content:
A Havildar in a red jacket carrying a red flag with a white cross. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Havildar’. Note: A Havildar is a sepoy non-commissioned officer corresponding to a sergeant.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

12. Add Or 3287

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Add Or 3287
Title:
Amildar with a musket
Scope & Content:
An amildar wearing a navy-blue jacket and white cross-belts and carrying a musket with bayonet. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘An amildar;’ on back: ‘Ranks rather below a Havildar: - in every regiment there are 2 Havildars and 4 amildars’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

13. Add Or 3288

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Add Or 3288
Title:
Jemadar with a sword
Scope & Content:
A Jemadar in red jacket, a white dress and black trousers holding a sword in one hand and a handkerchief in the other. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Jemadar;’ on back: ‘In the three regiments Rifles. - Liter. - and Rajdull. - Jemadars have epaulettes or realy (?) on both shoulders. In all o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

14. Add Or 3289

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3289
Title:
Regimental adjutant carrying a cane
Scope & Content:
A Regimental Adjutant wearing a black jacket and white trousers and carrying a cane. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Regimental adjutant;’ on back: ‘An adjutant ranks with the Maja, and rather below a Jemadar. The badge of his office is his cane, with which he administers punishment on parade.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

15. Add Or 3290

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Add Or 3290
Title:
Gurkha lieutenant in full dress
Scope & Content:
A Gurkha lieutenant in full dress wearing a fur-trimmed red jacket with large epaulettes. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Goorkha Captain in full dress.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

16. Add Or 3291

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3291
Title:
Gurkha captain in full dress
Scope & Content:
A Gurkha Captain in full dress wearing an embroidered blue tunic trimmed with fur and holding a sword. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Goorkha Captain in full dress.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

17. Add Or 3292

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3292
Title:
Regimental clerk
Scope & Content:
A Regimental clerk in greenish grey padded jacket, an ink pot and scroll at his waist, holding a pen and papers. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Regimental Maja or Writer,’ on back: ‘A Regimental Maja; or Writer ranks rather below a Jemadar; is always either a Brahmin or a Newar; never a Kshretri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

18. Add Or 3293

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3293
Title:
Regimental coolie
Scope & Content:
A Regimental Coolie carrying a wooden box on his back and a ram-rod. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Peepah, or Regimental Cooly.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

19. Add Or 3294

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Add Or 3294
Title:
Parbatia woman carrying the kalsa at a marriage ceremony
Scope & Content:
A Parbatia woman carrying the ‘kalsa’ at a marriage ceremony. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Purbuttiah woman carrying the Kalas at a Goorkah Marriage procession.’. 155 by 280 mm. Note: See Oldfield II, 21.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

20. Add Or 3294-3307

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3294-3307
Title:
Add.Or.3294-3307 Fourteen drawings illustrating the costume and customs of various peoples in Nepal. By Nepali or Indian artists, c.1860. Water-colour ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3294-3307 Fourteen drawings illustrating the costume and customs of various peoples in Nepal. By Nepali or Indian artists, c.1860. Water-colour; various sizes. Acquired from the Royal Geographical Society 10 March 1974. Note: These drawings formed part of the collection of Dr Henry A...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1859-1861
Extent:
14 items