Portrait of eight people and children from the Kurmi community of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'KOORMEES., HINDOO CULTIVATORS., SAUGOR.', number: '356.', photographer: James John Waterhouse (possibly), Sagar, 1862, Central India, paper, albumen print, height 118 mm x width 129 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia photograph shows a group portrait of people arranged in two rows against a plain curved backdrop, with three adults standing in the back and several individuals seated or crouched in front; the standing figures wear long dark garments and headwraps, one holds a light cloth, and the central standing person has a contrasting light cloth around the waist, while the seated group features patterned shawls, cloths wrapped around heads, and a large light blanket draped over one person, all on a striped floor covering.
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Portrait of eight people and children from the Kurmi community of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'KOORMEES., HINDOO CULTIVATORS., SAUGOR.', number: '356.', photographer: James John Waterhouse (possibly), Sagar, 1862, Central India, paper, albumen print, height 118 mm x width 129 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia photograph shows a group portrait of people arranged in two rows against a plain curved backdrop, with three adults standing in the back and several individuals seated or crouched in front; the standing figures wear long dark garments and headwraps, one holds a light cloth, and the central standing person has a contrasting light cloth around the waist, while the seated group features patterned shawls, cloths wrapped around heads, and a large light blanket draped over one person, all on a striped floor covering.

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Portrait eight people children Kurmi community Sagar Madhya Pradesh India photograph page inscription Koormees Hindoo Cultivators Saugor number 356 photographer James John Waterhouse 1862 Central India paper albumen print height 118 mm x width 129 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia photograph group portrait people arranged two rows plain curved backdrop three adults standing back several individuals seated crouched front standing figures wear long dark garments headwraps holds light cloth central standing person contrasting light cloth waist seated group features patterned shawls cloths wrapped heads large light blanket draped striped floor covering

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