Caption

Portrait of an unknown huntress with a headscarf from Sindh, Pakistan, photograph, page, number: '(326-2)', inscription: 'A SHIKAREE WOMAN., MUSSULMAN., SIND.', photographer: Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner (possibly), Sindh, photographer: William Robert Houghton (possibly), c. 1862 - in or before 1872, paper, albumen print, height 116 mm x width 87 mm, head-gear (with NAME), human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph shows a standing woman draped in a patterned shawl that covers her head and wraps around her body, leaving only part of her face and hands visible; she wears loose trousers and flat footwear, and stands on a textured cloth or backdrop with a plain, slightly mottled background behind her.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_043

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.8Mb (6.5Mb) / 9.4in x 17.3in / 2808 x 5203 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown huntress headscarf Sindh Pakistan photograph page number 326-2 inscription Shikaree Woman Mussulman Sind photographer Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner William Robert Houghton c 1862 - 1872 paper albumen print height 116 mm x width 87 mm head-gear Name human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned photograph standing woman draped patterned shawl covers head wraps body leaving part face hands visible wears loose trousers flat footwear stands textured cloth backdrop plain slightly mottled background