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WD1069
- Record Id:
- 040-003289184
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003288785
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184975.0x000585
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- ISAD(G)
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- WD1069
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Album of 82 drawings depicting the costume of various castes in Balaghat, Carnatic. 1800-01
- Scope & Content:
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Many of the drawings in this album are reproduced in chapter 3 of Howes, J. 'Illustrating India'. Delhi: OUP, 2010.
f.4 (1) A Jain at Conjeveram. 16th March 1800.
f.5 (2) ‘A Carnatic Peon (Chuckler Caste) employed as a Watchman or Guard at the Hill Fort of Saatghurr. March 1800.’
f.6 (3) ‘A Milk Woman of the Coorma Caste at the Peddanaikdroog Pass. March 1800.’ (Howes, fig 3.3)
f.7 (4) ‘A Canara Shamboag or Village Accountant at Battamunglum. March 1800.’
f.8 (5) ‘A Peon of the Palle Caste. One of the Watchmen of the Peddanaikdroog Pass. April 1800.’
f.9 (6) ‘A Rajapoot Byraggy.’
f.10 (7) ‘A Dassry. Golla Caste.’ (Howes, fig 3.4)
f.11 (8) ‘A Jungum. Buljawar Caste.’
f.12 (9) ‘A Bramin. April 1800.’
f.13 (10) ‘A Byraggy.’
f.14 (11) ‘Goroqdundah.’
f.15 (12) ‘A Tellinga Bramin at Chattrum. April 1800.’
f.16 (13) ‘A Canara Bramin Woman. April 1800.’
f.17 (14) ‘Iveracandapan Baljipoadoo Fulunga.’
f.18 (15) ‘A Committee or Banyan at Madavaram. April 1800.’
f.19 (16) ‘A man of the Odawar Caste at Outoor. April 1800.’
f.20 (17) ‘A lingum Buljawar at Moota Nelloor. April 1800.’
f.21 (18) ‘A Canara-Rheddy at Kisnarajapore. 1800.’ (Howes, fig 3.1)
f.22 (19) ‘Tellinga Buljawar at Moota Nelloor.’
f.23 (20) ‘A Buljawar Jungum at Kistnarajapoor. April 1800.’
f.24 (21) ‘A Jain at Toomcoor. May 1800.’
f.25 (22) ‘A Jain at Toomcoor. May 1800.’
f.26 (23) ‘A Jain at Toomcoor. May 1800.’
f.27 (24) ‘Boya or Badar Peons at Chittle-Droog. June 1800.’ Also Latin verse quotation.
f.28 (25) ‘A Boya Peon at Chittel droog. June 1880.’
f.29 (26) ‘A Boya Peon at Chittel droog. June 1800.’ (Howes, fig 3.10)
f.30 (27) ‘A Boya Peon at Chittel droog. June 1800.’ Also verse quotation.
f.31 (28) ‘A Boya or Badar Peon. Equipped with Flag and Rocket. Chittel droog. June 1800.’
f.32 (29) ‘Jhattees preparing to Exercise, Chittel droog. June 1800.’
f.33 (30) ‘Jhattees Wrestling, Chittel droog. June 1800.’ Also Latin quotation with translation by Dryden.
f.35 (31) ‘Braminee Women at the Toombudra River at Hurryhurr. July 1800.’ Also verse quotation.
f.36 (32) ‘The Mardoo-Gooroo returning from Ablution in the Toombodra, near Hurryhurr. July 9th 1800.’ Also verse quotation.
f.37 (33) Probably Brahmin women by the Tungabhadra River.
f.38 (34) ‘Brahminees Washing and Carrying water from the Toombodra, Hurryhurr. July 5th 1800.’
f.39 (35) ‘A Canara Dancing Woman, Honelly. July 1800.’
f.40 (36) ‘A Canara Dancing Woman, Honelly. July 1800.’
f.41 (37) ‘Visit from Servuttum Row, a Mharatta Bramin Amuldar of Honelly. July 25th 1800.’
f.42 (38) ‘A Canara Woman, a Vender of Vegetables, Honelly. July 25th 1800.’
f.43 (39) ‘A Mharatta Woman, Honelly. July 26th 1800.’
f.44 (40) ‘A Canara Bramin at Honelly. July 1800.’
f.45 (41) ‘Punchemma salla. A Head Coonbee or Ryut, Honelly. July 24th.’ (Howes, fig 3.8)
f.46 (42) ‘Hoonda or Cooroombee at Honelly. July 25th 1800.’
f.47 (43) ‘A Mharatta Taylor at Honelly. July 26 1800.’ (Howes, fig 3.2)
f.48 (44) ‘The Mysore Posts Boya or Badar Caste, Arakeira. July 27th 1800.’
f.49 (45) ‘A Dassary. July 30th 1800.’
f.50 (46) ‘The Mardoo Gooroo performing Ceremonies of Devotion at the Toombodra, Hurryhurr. July 1800.’ (Howes, fig 3.11)
f.51 (47) The Mardu Guru returning from ablutions in the Tungabhadra River. By C. Ignatio. Duplicate of f.36.
Pencil notes below: ‘Do M.’ and ‘Ignatio.’
f.52 (48) ‘Bramins at their Ablutions in the Toombodra near Hurryhurr. July 18th 1800.’
f.53 (49) ‘Comitee or Banian. Madaveram. Baljawar caste; Canara Brahman.’
f.54 (50) ‘Cattle and Basket Boats crossing the Toombodra. August 1800.’ Also verse quotation. (Howes, fig 3.5)
f.56 (51) ‘Andarastee, Hurihura. 30 July.’
f.57 (52) ‘A Man of the Palli Caste.’ Also verse quotation.
f.58 (53) ‘Combareia. Kshatri Caste. Haryhara. Aug 26 1800.’
f.59 (54) ‘A Silk Weaver, Cattree Caste, Hurryhur. August 1800.’
f.60 (55) ‘Callaroo Caste, Chatwaddi, Angee. Octr 15 1800.’
f.61 (56) ‘A Hindoo Bard or A Batt-Rachawar, Chattree Caste, Cancoupe. 24th October 1800.’ (Howes, plate 13)
f.62 (57) ‘Doombur Cally Caste at Cancoupa. Novr 2nd 1800.’
f.63 (58) ‘Doombur Cally Caste at Cancoupa. Novr 2nd 1800.’
f.64 (59) ‘A Boya of rank, a relation of the Chitteldroog Family at Murcullmurroo. November 27 1800.’ (Howes, fig 3.9)
f.65 (60) ‘A Groupe of Young Braminee Girls performing the Dance Collata on the Annual Festival of Ghouree drawn from the life at Cancoupa. November 1800.’ Also description of festival and stick-dance.
f.66 (61) ‘Fortune Tellers by Palmistry, Cattree Caste, Cancoupa. Novr 14th 1800.’
f.67 (62) ‘A Family of Travelling Basketmakers, Coorsavaar Caste, Cancoupa. November 1800.’
f.69 (63) ‘Exhibition of a Sett of Doombur Travelling Players at Cancoupa. November 1800.’ (Howes, fig 3.6)
f.71 (64) ‘Visit from the Rajah of Goodicotta at Devasamodrum.’
f.72 (65) ‘Johshee or Kalender-Bramin or Astrologer predicting Fortune by Inspection of the Hand at Cancoupa. November 17 1800.’ Also verse quotation.
f.73 (66) ‘A Camel Harcarra dismounted at Goodicotta. November25th 1800.’
f.74 (67) ‘A Camel Harcarra, mounted, at Goodicotta. November 25th 1800.’
f.75 (68) ‘The Nara-puttee-war or Rajah of Anagoondy, the lineal Representative of the Ancient Rayeels of Beejnagur. Jany 1801. Timmana, the Present Raja, paid me a visit on the 1st day attended by his two Grandchildren 'the blood of Rama raylike'(?) as he emphatically called them.’ (Howes, fig 3.12)
f.76 (69) ‘A Painter at Anagoondy. January 1801.’ (Howes, fig 3.13)
f.77 (70) ‘A Family employed in’ ‘their Domestic Occupations at Darojee near Alputtun. January 1801.’
f.78 (71) ‘Melon Gardeners originally from Aurungabad at Moka. March 30, 1801.’
f.79 (72) ‘A Physician: Viadiar Can: Bramin Caste. Tulluck. April 29th 1801.’
f.80 (73) ‘A Country Barber (Namda Can.) exercising his profession near the Gate of a Town, Chitteldroog. November 180l.’ (Howes, fig 3.7)
f.81 (74) ‘Characters in the Hindoo Drama represented by a Company of Bhagavutloo or Comedians at Hurryhurr. September 1800. Visva mitra moonee or Rooshee.’
f.82 (75) ‘Hindoo Drama. Seeta-davee. The Wife of Rama Swammy. Dassarada Maha-Raja, King of Ayodhya. The father of Rama Swamy. Cumsalia-davee. The Mother of Rama-Swammy.’
f.83 (76) ‘Hindoo Drama. Characters in a Play founded on the History of Rama Swamy represented by a Company of Bhagawutloo or Comedians at Hurryhurr, 1800. Letchman. Tottakey. One of the Evil Genii or Ratchasee that disturbed the Sacrifices of the Moonees put to flight by the Two Brothers. Rama.’
f.84 (77) ‘Hindoo Drama. The King of Ayodhya with his Wives Performing the Pootra Camastee Sacrifice as represented at Hurryhurr, 1800.’ (Howes, plate 14)
f.85 (78) ‘Characters assumed by the Mussulmen Seapoys during the Festival of Hussein Hassein. Chittel-Droog June 1800. Seedy. Jalallee. Madaree-Fakier.’
f.86 (79) ‘Characters assumed by the Mussulmen Seapoys during the Festival of Hussain Hassain, Chittel-Droog. June 1800. Maajoon. Malang. Jalallee. Can-baie.’
f.87 (80) ‘A Buljawar Merchant by a Brahman at Conjee.’
f.87v (81) Unfinished sketch.
f.88 (82) ‘Ned Forbes’ (?) Unfinished sketch of European with two servants and hookah.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- MacKenzie Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003288785
040-003289184 - Is part of:
- MacKenzie Collection : MacKenzie CollectionMACKENZIE, COLIN (1754-1821) Madras Engineers 1782-1821; Surveyor-General of India 1817-21.
WD1069 : Album of 82 drawings depicting the costume of various castes in Balaghat, Carnatic. 1800-01 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003288785[0404]/040-003289184
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MacKenzie Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
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- Not applicable
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- Styles:
- South India/Madras style
South Indian style - Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1801
- Date Range:
- 1800-1801
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pencil; watercolour
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 534-538
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Castes and Tribes
Costumes
ethnic and religious groups - Places:
- Chitradurga, Karnataka, India