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241. Photo 124(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

242. Photo 124(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

243. Photo 124(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

244. 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

245. 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

246. Photo 124(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(41)
Title:
[Portrait of a street trader, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a Bangladeshi street trader taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

247. Photo 124(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(42)
Title:
[Portrait of an unidentified man, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait, taken in the open air, of a representative of an unidentified tribal group, posed with a stave and a musical instrument. He wears an ornate piece of headgear of many layers.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

248. Photo 124(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(43)
Title:
[Group of musicians and dancers, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Circular image: the print is vignetted due to the use of a lens of a longer focal length than is able to cover the whole negative surface.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

249. Photo 124(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(44)
Title:
[Group of (?)leatherworkers, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Group of Bangladeshi leatherworkers posed with the tools of their trade taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

250. Photo 124(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 124(45)
Title:
[Group of fakirs or religious mendicants, Eastern Bengal.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Group portrait of Hindu ascetics taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s. The three vertical lines painted on the foreheads in ash and sandalwood on some of the men indicate that these members of the group are followers of Vishnu, members of the Vaishnavite branch of Hinduism.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

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