Caption

Portrait of an unknown mother and daughter from the Kodava community of Kodagu, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, number: '427.', inscription: 'MOTHER AND DAUGHTER., COORG.', photographer: G. Richter (possibly), Kodagu, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, South India, paper, albumen print, height 123 mm x width 97 mm, mother and daughter(s) (family group), human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph shows two females standing on a plain floor against a draped fabric backdrop; both wear long dark garments with lighter long-sleeved underlayers and patterned headscarves, and both are adorned with multiple layered necklaces and bracelets; the taller figure rests one hand on the shorter figure’s shoulder and wears anklets and toe rings while the shorter figure’s bare feet are visible and she has a cloth draped over one arm; the image has rounded top corners and is mounted on a lighter paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_094

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Rights managed

Available size

45.0Mb (6.8Mb) / 10.3in x 17.0in / 3081 x 5105 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown mother daughter Kodava community Kodagu Karnataka India photograph page number 427 inscription Mother Daughter Coorg photographer G Richter c 1865 - 1875 South India paper albumen print height 123 mm x width 97 mm mother s family group human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned photograph two females standing plain floor draped fabric backdrop wear long dark garments lighter long-sleeved underlayers patterned headscarves adorned multiple layered necklaces bracelets taller figure rests hand shorter figure’s shoulder wears anklets toe rings shorter figure’s bare feet visible cloth draped arm image rounded top corners mounted lighter paper