Caption

Portrait of an unknown woman from the Lambani tribe of Mysore, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, The Lambani tribe is also known as Banjara., number: '420.', inscription: 'LAMBANI WOMAN., HINDOO., MYSORE.', Mysore, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, paper, albumen print, height 98 mm x width 76 mm, head-gear (with NAME), human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval photograph shows a seated woman wearing a head covering and layered necklaces, with patterned trousers and a sash tied at the waist; she sits barefoot on a textured mat with one knee raised and hands resting on her legs, her expression neutral and her hair partially visible beneath the veil, and the photograph is set on a pale background with a rectangular bordered area below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_087

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.6Mb (3.2Mb) / 8.9in x 15.1in / 2671 x 4531 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown woman Lambani tribe Mysore Karnataka India photograph page also Banjara number 420 inscription Lambani Woman Hindoo c 1865 - 1875 photographer South India paper albumen print height 98 mm x width 76 mm head-gear Name human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval photograph seated woman wearing head covering layered necklaces patterned trousers sash tied waist sits barefoot textured mat knee raised hands resting legs expression neutral hair partially visible beneath veil set pale background rectangular bordered area