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2. Add Or 3937-3941
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 3937-3941
- Title:
- Add.Or.3937-3941 5 drawings depicting castes and occupations of the Malabar Coast. By a Malabar Coast artist, c.1850. Inscribed on front with titles i ...
- Scope & Content:
- Add.Or.3937-3941 5 drawings depicting castes and occupations of the Malabar Coast. By a Malabar Coast artist, c.1850. Inscribed on front with titles in English. Water-colour; black rule border; 190 by 228 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: From the same set as ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1849-1851
- Extent:
- 5 items
3. 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
4. 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), no.545.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1850
- Extent:
- 1 Item
5. 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 turban. I...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1850
- Extent:
- 1 Item
6. 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-leaf u...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1850
- Extent:
- 1 Item