Caption

Two unknown men with tools from the Dusadh community of Bihar in eastern India, photograph, page, The Dusadh community is also known as Paswan., inscription: 'DOSADHS., LOW CASTE HINDOOS., BEHAR.', number: '(9)', Bihar, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, photographer, North India, paper, albumen print, height 158 mm x width 121 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval photograph shows two barefoot men against a plain wall. One man stands with a cloth wrapped around his waist and a headscarf, holding a long-handled tool resting on his shoulder and looking downward. The other man sits on the ground with a cloth around his lower body, holding a small object vertically in both hands and looking at it. There are cloth bundles and scattered debris on the ground near their feet.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_460

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51.2Mb (5.0Mb) / 11.6in x 17.1in / 3491 x 5131 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two unknown men tools Dusadh community Bihar eastern India photograph page also Paswan inscription Dosadhs Low Caste Hindoos Behar number 9 c 1858 - 1868 photographer North India paper albumen print height 158 mm x width 121 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval photograph two barefoot men plain wall man stands cloth wrapped waist headscarf holding long-handled tool resting shoulder looking downward man sits ground cloth lower body small object vertically hands looking cloth bundles scattered debris ground near feet