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1. Add Or 1335

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1335
Title:
Two Kerala Brahmins, the man with a parasol and palm-leaf fan, the woman with a parasol
Scope & Content:
Two Kerala Brahmins; the man with a parasol and a palm-leaf fan, the woman with a parasol. Inscribed: ‘Namburee. Namburechee.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1341

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1341
Title:
Headman of Tiyor and Chegon castes with wife
Scope & Content:
Headman of Tiyor and Chegon castes with wife; both holding coconuts. Inscribed: ‘Thandan. Thandathee.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 1345

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1345
Title:
Temple Brahmins, male and female
Scope & Content:
Temple Brahmins; the man carries a rosary and brass vessel, the woman a parasol. Inscribed: ‘Potty-amah. Potty.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1828
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3937

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3937
Title:
A Malabar Brahmin (Namputiri) and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Malabar Brahmin (Namputiri) and his wife. Both wear white cloths and carry palm-leaf parasols. The man also carries a palm-leaf fan. Inscribed: ‘Namburee’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3938

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3938
Title:
A Naya householder (Manavan) and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Naya householder (Manavan) and his wife. Both wear white cloths and the man carries a palm-leaf parasol. Inscribed: ‘Manaven.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3939

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3939
Title:
A Hillman and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Hillman and his wife. Both are dressed in leaf skirts. The woman leans on a staff and the man carries a large bow and arrows. Inscribed: ‘Malah Vaden’ (Mountain-dweller). Note: Exhibited Arts Council, London, 1967-69, see M. Archer, ‘Indian miniatures and folk paintings’ (London, 1967), n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3940

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3940
Title:
Brahmins from North and South Kanara districts
Scope & Content:
Brahmins from North and South Kanara districts. Both carry palm-leaf umbrellas. The woman wears a spotted yellow sari: the man wears a white cloth and spotted mauve waist-band. Over his arm is a green bag and round his neck a crimson scarf with keys attached at either end. He wears a white t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 3941

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3941
Title:
A Brahman and his wife
Scope & Content:
A Brahman and his wife. The woman wears a nine-yard sari with a white border and carries a brass ‘lota’ and a crimson bundle. Her husband wears a white cloth with a crimson scarf round his neck and carries a blue bag on his shoulder. He holds a palm-leaf manuscript in his left hand and a palm...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

9. EAP208/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP208/1
Title:
Folkland International Centre Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [15th-17th Century AD]
Scope & Content:
Digital images of 49 palm leaf manuscripts from the collection at the Folkland International Centre, Kerala. The manuscripts date from the 15th to the 17th cenutry, and cover a range of subjects and styles, including Mantra, Purana, Ayurveda, Veda, Vyakarana, Tantra, Jyotisa, Darsana, Stotra, Kav...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-17th century
Extent:
49 manuscripts, consisting of 9,330 TIFF images

10. EAP208/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP208/2
Title:
Saraswathi Andharjanam Jyothishanilayam Silpamandiram Collection of Palm Leaf Manuscripts [17th Century AD]
Scope & Content:
Digital images of 20 palm leaf manuscripts held by Saraswathi Andharjanam Jyothishanilayam Silpamandiram. The house of Jyothishanilayam Silpamandiram has nurtured astrological teachings for over three centuries. The manuscripts date from the 17th century, and cover a range of subjects and styles,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th Century
Extent:
20 manuscripts, consisting of 4,764 TIFF images

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