Caption

Portrait of two unknown men from the Gawli community of the former Berar in central India, photograph, page, inscription: 'GAUWLIES., HINDOO COWHERDS., BERAR.', number: '401', photographer: James Mulheran (possibly), Berar, 1862, paper, albumen print, height 62 mm x width 79 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A circular sepia photograph shows two seated men wearing headwraps and draped cloths over their shoulders and lower bodies, both bare-chested and positioned side by side against a plain backdrop; the man on the left has a beard and looks toward the camera while the man on the right has a mustache and looks slightly downward, their hands resting in their laps and folds of fabric visible around them, all framed on a light-colored page with a rectangular bordered area beneath the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_079

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.6Mb (3.3Mb) / 9.7in x 13.5in / 2895 x 4055 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait two unknown men Gawli community former Berar central India photograph page inscription Gauwlies Hindoo Cowherds Berar number 401 photographer James Mulheran 1862 paper albumen print height 62 mm x width 79 mm human races peoples nationalities circular sepia photograph two seated men wearing headwraps draped cloths shoulders lower bodies bare-chested positioned side side plain backdrop man left beard looks camera right mustache looks slightly downward hands resting laps folds fabric visible them framed light-colored page rectangular bordered area beneath image