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Caste - India

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Hinduism
Hinduism
Caste
Brahmanism
Caste
Brahmanism

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  • Works from the collections
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Images from the collections

Images about Caste - India

113 images from works
  • A mat-making couple. Gouache drawing.
  • Indian laundry couple with the man ironing clothes. Gouache drawing.
  • Basket weavers. Gouache drawing.
  • Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.
  • An Indian butcher and wife offering betel leaves. Gouache drawing.
  • Hindu barber and wife. Gouache drawing.
  • A Patanee couple. Gouache drawing.
  • Indian fortune-teller with client. Gouache drawing.
  • Hindu basket maker and wife. Gouache drawing.
  • A Sikh soldier with his wife offering him betel leaves. Gouache drawing.

Works from the collections

115 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    Indian butcher selling meat to some customers. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 32933i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Hindu barber shaving a man's head. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 32924i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Brahman priest and wife. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 32350i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A man from Mysore being handed some betel leaves by his wife. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 28896i
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    • Online

    Indian kettle-drummers. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 32429i

Related topics

Costume
Body marking - Religious aspects - Hinduism
Social Class
Saris
Occupations
Wives
Hinduism
Jewelry
Turbans
Betel leaves

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