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Sikhs

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Ethnology - India

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Images from the collections

Images about Sikhs

22 images from works
  • Forms of misbehaviour, drunkeness, debauchery, and violence among Sikhs. Coloured transfer lithograph.
  • Soldiers in the 45th Rattray's Sikhs infantry regiment. Colour process print after A.C. Lovett, 191-.
  • Soldiers in the 45th Rattray's Sikhs infantry regiment. Colour process print after A.C. Lovett, 191-.
  • A Sikh soldier with his wife offering him betel leaves. Gouache drawing.
  • Kings and other devotees paying homage to Guru Nanak, as food and drinks are organised and served to a number of people. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Sir Donald McLeod, Governor of the Punjab, receiving the respect of the Sikh elders. Gouache painting, ca. 1870.
  • Page 108: Sikh man with a falcon on horseback, identified as Guru Gobind Singh. Watercolour drawing.
  • Page 150: a man seated with Sikh worshippers. Watercolour drawing.
  • A Sikh and his wife. Gouache drawing.
  • Page 87: Sikh horseback rider. Watercolour drawing.
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Works from the collections

22 works

    • Pictures

    Page 16: two images, one of a woman spinning, the other of two young Sikhs. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27021i
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    Battle between Sikhs and English. Coloured transfer lithograph.

    | Reference: 26044i
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    Two rows of soldiers, English and Sikh. Coloured transfer lithograph.

    | Reference: 26074i
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    Sir Donald McLeod, Governor of the Punjab, receiving the respect of the Sikh elders. Gouache painting, ca. 1870.

    | Date: [1870?] | Reference: 30605i
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    Page 53: Guru Gobind Singh on horseback with his falcon and attendants. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 27210i
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Related topics

Sikhism
Costume
Soldiers
Religion
Caste - India
Armor
Guru Gobind Singh
Weapons

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