Caption

Portrait of an unknown man from the Dusadh community of Bihar in eastern India, photograph, page, The Dusadh community is also known as Paswan., number: '(8)', inscription: 'DOSADH., LOW CASTE HINDOO., BEHAR.', Bihar, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, photographer, North India, paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 129 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, An oval-framed, sepia-toned portrait of a person with dark skin shown from the chest upward, facing slightly to the viewer's right, with short hair pulled back and a serious facial expression; the person is wrapped in a textured, heavy shawl or blanket that covers the shoulders and chest, and the portrait is mounted on a pale rectangular background with a bordered label area below the oval.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_459

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.5Mb (4.3Mb) / 10.4in x 17.7in / 3122 x 5318 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Dusadh community Bihar eastern India photograph page also Paswan number 8 inscription Dosadh Low Caste Hindoo Behar c 1858 - 1868 photographer North India paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 129 mm human races peoples nationalities oval-framed sepia-toned portrait person dark skin shown chest upward facing slightly viewer's right short hair pulled back serious facial expression wrapped textured heavy shawl blanket covers shoulders chest portrait mounted pale rectangular background bordered label area oval