Portrait of an unknown man and woman from the Nadar community of Travancore, India

anonymous, c. 1865 - in or before 1875

Travancore was een historisch land in de zuidelijke punt van India. De Nadar-gemeenschap is ook bekend als Shanar.

  • Artwork typephotograph, page
  • Object numberRP-F-2001-7-1122H-48
  • Dimensionsheight 103 mm x width 77 mm
  • Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of an unknown man and woman from the Nadar community of Travancore, India

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2001-7-1122H-48

  • Description

    Travancore was een historisch land in de zuidelijke punt van India. De Nadar-gemeenschap is ook bekend als Shanar.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘SHAHAR CHRISTIANS./ PRIMITIVE TRIBE./ TRAVANCORE.’
    • number: ‘453.’

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: anonymous, Travancore

  • Dating

    c. 1865 - in or before 1875

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    albuminedruk

  • Dimensions

    height 103 mm x width 77 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Stichting, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the VSBfonds, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Egbert Kunstfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2001

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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