Caption

Portrait of two unknown people from the Banjara tribe with a hookah, Madhya Pradesh, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'BRINJARIES., HINDOOS., CENTRAL INDIA.', number: '366.', photographer: James John Waterhouse (possibly), 1862, Central India, paper, albumen print, height 96 mm x width 120 mm, water-pipe, hookah, narghile, human races, peoples, nationalities, A circular sepia photograph shows a seated man and woman on a plain floor against a neutral backdrop; the woman on the left wears layered traditional garments and headscarf, jewelry including large earrings and necklaces, and sits cross-legged with hands resting in her lap, while the man on the right wears light-colored clothing and a turban, squats with one arm resting on his knee and holds a long staff or pipe that connects to a tall vessel placed between them.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_060

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.4Mb (4.5Mb) / 11.7in x 14.4in / 3502 x 4328 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait two unknown people Banjara tribe hookah Madhya Pradesh India photograph page inscription Brinjaries Hindoos Central India number 366 photographer James John Waterhouse 1862 paper albumen print height 96 mm x width 120 mm water-pipe narghile human races peoples nationalities circular sepia photograph seated man woman plain floor neutral backdrop left wears layered traditional garments headscarf jewelry large earrings necklaces sits cross-legged hands resting lap man right wears light-colored clothing turban squats arm resting knee holds long staff pipe connects tall vessel placed them