Caption

Portrait of three unknown men from the Gosain community of the former Berar in central India, photograph, page, inscription: 'GOSAIS., HINDOO DEVOTEES., BERAR.', number: '397.', photographer: James Mulheran (possibly), Berar, 1862, paper, albumen print, height 77 mm x width 104 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A faded oval photograph shows three seated men with bare torsos and long beards arranged side by side against a dark background, each wearing headwraps and multiple bead necklaces, the center figure with painted markings on his face and arms and draped cloth across his shoulder, the left and right figures turned slightly inward with similar beads and cloth wraps, the image surrounded by a pale border and positioned above a rectangular boxed area containing printed lines of text.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_077

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.4Mb (3.3Mb) / 10.0in x 13.0in / 3001 x 3894 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait three unknown men Gosain community former Berar central India photograph page inscription Gosais Hindoo Devotees Berar number 397 photographer James Mulheran 1862 paper albumen print height 77 mm x width 104 mm human races peoples nationalities faded oval photograph three seated men bare torsos long beards arranged side dark background wearing headwraps multiple bead necklaces center figure painted markings face arms draped cloth across shoulder left right figures turned slightly inward beads cloth wraps image surrounded pale border positioned rectangular boxed area containing printed lines text