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040-003040033 Subject Elgin Collection

51. Photo 15/10(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(37)
Title:
Mode of dressing hair [?Kashmir]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Rear view of two women, their hair arranged in strings of long plaits Subjects = Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Kashmiris
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

52. Photo 15/10(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(43)
Title:
Golas. Salt makers. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of four figures, with basket of salt. For other copies of this print, see Photo 792 (2819) and The People of India, Photo 972/7 (351). Subjects = agricultural implements; Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Golas (caste); occupations; salt makers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

53. Photo 15/10(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(59)
Title:
Tibetan women. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Tibetans
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s-1870s
Extent:
1 item

54. Photo 15/10(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(61)
Title:
Manipur polo players. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Group portrait of six Manipuris, dressed in polo clothes and holding sticks. Two of the group are mounted on stocky ponies. Exhibited Museum of Sydney, Encountering India, 16 May - 17 August 1997. Subjects = Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Manipuris; polo; sports
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

55. Photo 15/10(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(9)
Title:
Silver & copper smiths chasing, gilding & polishing. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group in workshop, seated in semi-circle. Subjects = coppersmiths; Elgin Collection; occupations; silversmiths
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

56. Photo 15/10(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(36)
Title:
Floating gardens, Dhul Lake [Srinagar, Kashmir]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Farmers tending their floating plant beds on the Dal Lake, Srinagar. Subjects = agriculture; Elgin Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

57. Photo 15/10(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(41)
Title:
Group of Bhooteas, Darjeeling. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length group portrait of two couples. Subjects = Bhutias (ethnic group); Elgin Collection; ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

58. Photo 15/10(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(57)
Title:
Indian carriage & pair. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Two figures seated in a small two-wheeled carriage drawn by a pair of bullocks. Another copy of this photograph can be found in The People of India, vol. VII, plate 349 (Photo 972/7 (349)), where it used to illustrate the Guddees, a farming tribe of the North-West Provinces. The location is ther...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

59. Photo 15/10(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(42)
Title:
Group of Bhooteas & Nepaulese [Darjeeling]. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Mixed group of seven figures. Subjects = Bhutias (ethnic group); Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Nepalis (ethnic group)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

60. Photo 15/10(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(60)
Title:
Toda mund, villages & Todas, Neilgherries. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Todas (ethnic group)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item