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1. Photo 1000/59(5438)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5438)
Title:
Gentoo dancing girls from Madras, displaying jewellery. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of three girls. This is probably one of the series of prints by Nicholas & Curths which was shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1000/59(5441)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5441)
Title:
Nautch girls, Hyderabad. Photographer: Hooper and Western
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of two young women, one reclining on a couch, her companion seated beside her; with three arched openings looking onto a courtyard in the background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1000/59(5439)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5439)
Title:
Jewellery worn by weavers of Madras. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of two women and a child, displaying jewellery. Printed from a broken glass negative, with cracks retouched. Print not credited, but possibly by the Madras School of Industrial Arts.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1000/59(5447)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5447)
Title:
Girls wearing jewellery, from the Bengal collection at the International Exhibition of 1872. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of two young women seated on rugs and posed to show front and rear views. The woman on the left is also the subject of print 5436.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1000/59(5437)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5437)
Title:
Madras girl wearing jewellery, from the International Exhibition of 1872. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length seated studio portrait of a girl. Print not credited, but probably produced by the Madras School of Industrial Arts.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1000/59(5443)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5443)
Title:
Sindee Mahomedan girl wearing ear and nose rings and wristlets Photographer: Michie and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length standing studio portrait of a young woman, probably taken in Karachi. Prints 5442-5445 are all similarly posed studies, taken in the same studio.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1000/59(5436)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5436)
Title:
Girl wearing jewellery, from the Bengal collection at the International Exhibition of 1872. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length studio portrait of a reclining woman, with hookah at the left. This woman is also seen in print 5447. Probably photographed at Lucknow.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1000/59(5440)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5440)
Title:
Group of children from Madras, showing mode of wearing jewellery. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of three children, wearing jewellery. Print not credited, but possibly by the Madras School of Industrial Arts.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1000/59(5444)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5444)
Title:
Sindee Hindu girl wearing ear and nose rings, wristlets, anklets, etc. Photographer: Michie and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length standing studio portrait of a young woman, probably taken in Karachi. Prints 5442-5445 are all similarly posed studies, taken in the same studio.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1000/59(5445)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/59(5445)
Title:
Sindee Hindu girl wearing ear and nose rings, wristlets and anklets. Photographer: Michie and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length standing studio portrait of a young woman, probably taken in Karachi. Prints 5442-5445 are all similarly posed studies, taken in the same studio.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item