Genre: Architectural Photography View of a panel in a wall depicting elephants and horses. Subjects = architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Rajput); stone carving
Genre: Ethnographical Photography View of four bearers carrying the elaborately carved chair. Subjects = court functionaries; occupations; palanquins; palki bearers; road transport; state palkis; transport
Junagadh (Kathiawar). Mrs Anderson in [jampan] on Girnar Mountain. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events The original caption describes this mode of conveyance as a 'doolie', however this term is generally used for a cot or frame suspended from a pole. The 'jampan' is simply a chair slung between poles for use in hilly country. Subjects = jampans; palanquins; road transp...