Portrait of an unknown man from the Kunbi community with ceremonial clothes, Mysore, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'KUNBI DASARE., HINDOO., MYSORE.', number: '417.', c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, paper, albumen print, height 95 mm x width 75 mm, head-gear: turban, human races, peoples, nationalities, ritual practices with particular objectives, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, A sepia-toned photograph framed by a rounded rectangular border shows a seated man wearing a large wrapped turban with a plume, a full beard, and layered garments including a patterned robe and a draped cloth; he holds a long staff horizontally across his lap with both hands, and several beaded necklaces and a large ornate medallion hang over his chest, while a patterned textile is draped over his legs and he sits on a flat surface against a plain backdrop.
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Portrait of an unknown man from the Kunbi community with ceremonial clothes, Mysore, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'KUNBI DASARE., HINDOO., MYSORE.', number: '417.', c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, paper, albumen print, height 95 mm x width 75 mm, head-gear: turban, human races, peoples, nationalities, ritual practices with particular objectives, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, A sepia-toned photograph framed by a rounded rectangular border shows a seated man wearing a large wrapped turban with a plume, a full beard, and layered garments including a patterned robe and a draped cloth; he holds a long staff horizontally across his lap with both hands, and several beaded necklaces and a large ornate medallion hang over his chest, while a patterned textile is draped over his legs and he sits on a flat surface against a plain backdrop.

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Portrait unknown man Kunbi community ceremonial clothes Mysore Karnataka India photograph page inscription Kunbi Dasare Hindoo number 417 c 1865 - 1875 photographer South India paper albumen print height 95 mm x width 75 mm head-gear turban human races peoples nationalities ritual practices particular objectives Hinduism Buddhism Jainism sepia-toned photograph framed rounded rectangular border seated man wearing large wrapped turban plume full beard layered garments patterned robe draped cloth holds long staff horizontally across lap hands several beaded necklaces large ornate medallion hang chest patterned textile draped legs sits flat surface plain backdrop

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