Photo 972, 7(369)

Genre: Ethnographical Photography

Group of five seated figures. 'The gentlemen who form the magnificent group represented by Lieut. Waterhouse, are officers in the service of Her Highness the Begum of Bhopal, G.C.S.I.; and their dresses are worthy of description...In the centre sits Bukshi Moroowut Mahomed Khan, who, as his title expresses, is generalpaymaster of the forces. He wears a purple turban with a jewelled ornament, a coat of cloth of gold (kumkhab), and a red silk waistband. On his right is Hafiz Mahomed Hussein Khan, Naib Bukshi, who is deputy paymaster, dressed in a richly embroidered green coat, red turban, silk trousers, and socks. On his right is Syed Oomrao Ali Risaldar, a commander of cavalry, whose dress is the same as the preceding, with the addition of a cross belt. On the proper left of the centrre figure is Mahomed Ali Khan, and on his left Meer Wahid Ali Risaldar, whose dresses, evidently uniform, are alike, green cloth coats, richly embroidered with gold. They are the principal officers of Her Highness the Begum's forces, and necessarily occupy distinguished positions at her court...two of them are Syuds, and three Pathans.'

Subjects = dress; ethnic groups; Indian office holders; Pathans; printed books; Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (8 vols, 1868-75); Watson and Kaye, 'People of India' (vol 7, 1872)