Caption

Portrait of three unknown men with weapons from the Brahui community of Kalat, Balochistan, Pakistan, photograph, page, number: '321.', inscription: 'BRAHOOEES., INHABITANTS OF KHELAT STATE., SOONNEE MAHOMEDANS., SIND.', photographer: Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner (possibly), photographer: William Robert Houghton (possibly), c. 1862 - in or before 1872, paper, albumen print, height 128 mm x width 105 mm, weapons, human races, peoples, nationalities, An oval sepia photograph shows three men wearing traditional garments and head coverings, two seated at the sides and one standing in the center; the standing man has long hair or braids and a draped shawl over one shoulder, and each man holds a long firearm with visible stocks and barrels; the seated men wear turbans or headwraps and have long hair and beards, with layered clothing and sashes, and a patterned textile is visible beneath their feet; the photograph is set against a neutral backdrop and framed by a wide light border with a rectangular area below containing printed lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_039

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.4Mb (7.8Mb) / 11.3in x 19.1in / 3381 x 5727 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait three unknown men weapons Brahui community Kalat Balochistan Pakistan photograph page number 321 inscription Brahooees Inhabitants Khelat State Soonnee Mahomedans Sind photographer Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner William Robert Houghton c 1862 - 1872 paper albumen print height 128 mm x width 105 mm human races peoples nationalities oval sepia photograph three men wearing traditional garments head coverings two seated sides standing center standing man long hair braids draped shawl shoulder man holds long firearm visible stocks barrels seated men wear turbans headwraps beards layered clothing sashes patterned textile visible beneath feet set neutral backdrop framed wide light border rectangular area containing printed lines