Portrait of an unknown man and woman from the Holeya community of Kodagu, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'HOLEYAS., HINDOOS., COORG.', number: '429.', photographer: G. Richter (possibly), Kodagu, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, South India, paper, albumen print, height 115 mm x width 88 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A faded sepia photograph shows two barefoot individuals standing side by side against a plain backdrop, the person on the left facing sideways and holding a long, thin staff while wearing a short-sleeved garment with a wrapped lower cloth and a head covering, and the person on the right standing slightly behind with hands clasped in front, wearing layered garments including a sleeveless outer piece over a long-sleeved top and a wrapped lower skirt, with a cloth wrapped around their head and hair visible at the back.
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Portrait of an unknown man and woman from the Holeya community of Kodagu, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'HOLEYAS., HINDOOS., COORG.', number: '429.', photographer: G. Richter (possibly), Kodagu, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, South India, paper, albumen print, height 115 mm x width 88 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A faded sepia photograph shows two barefoot individuals standing side by side against a plain backdrop, the person on the left facing sideways and holding a long, thin staff while wearing a short-sleeved garment with a wrapped lower cloth and a head covering, and the person on the right standing slightly behind with hands clasped in front, wearing layered garments including a sleeveless outer piece over a long-sleeved top and a wrapped lower skirt, with a cloth wrapped around their head and hair visible at the back.

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Portrait unknown man woman Holeya community Kodagu Karnataka India photograph page inscription Holeyas Hindoos Coorg number 429 photographer G Richter c 1865 - 1875 South India paper albumen print height 115 mm x width 88 mm human races peoples nationalities faded sepia photograph two barefoot individuals standing side plain backdrop person left facing sideways holding long thin staff wearing short-sleeved garment wrapped lower cloth head covering right slightly hands clasped front wearing layered garments sleeveless outer piece long-sleeved top wrapped lower skirt cloth wrapped head hair visible back

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