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221. Photo 1253/1(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(69)
Title:
'Nautch Girls.' These dancing girls would have performed for the Amir in his private chambers and were a popular motif for Indian photographers like Burke. Because they are not Muslim women, they could take employment as dancers and could show their faces to foreign photographers. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of three women dancers sitting on carpets. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 286', lower right of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE / ARTISTE ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

222. Photo 1295(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1295(71)
Title:
A sword dance by young men of Burma. Photographer: Stereo Travel Company (New York)
Scope & Content:
Stereoscopic view, showing a sword dance in progress in a Burmese street. Image copyrighted 1908, by the Stereo Travel Company.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1908
Extent:
1 item

223. Photo 1424/1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(14)
Title:
Nepalese dancing girl. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a female dancer with band playing traditional instruments. The dancer is wearing traditional Newar clothing: parsi (a sari with many pleats), misālan (blouse fastened with cloth ties and gā (shawl) wrapped around her upper body. The headdress is worn for special events. The instruments, l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

224. Photo 1424/1(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(53)
Title:
Nepalese dancing girl [Female dancer with band playing traditional instruments.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a female dancer with band playing traditional instruments. The dancer is wearing traditional Newar clothing: parsi (a sari with many pleats), misālan (blouse fastened with cloth ties and (shawl) wrapped around her upper body. The headdress is worn for special events. The instruments held ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

225. Photo 1424/3(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(19)
Title:
Nepalese dancing girl. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a female dancer with band playing traditional instruments. The dancer is wearing traditional Newar clothing: parsi (a sari with many pleats), misālan (blouse fastened with cloth ties and gā (shawl) wrapped around her upper body. The headdress is worn for special events. The instruments, l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item