Outdoor portrait. Deterioration on the border. Full length shot. Family portrait. Couple are sitting with hands placed on the thigh. Next to them children are standing. The wife is wearing saree, bangles, finger ring, chains, ear studds, nose studds and toe ring (metti). The husband is wearing shirt, coat, veshti, finger ring built and shoes. He is half bald. The boy standing in the middle is wearing shirt, trousers, finger ring and sandal chappal. The girl are standing both side of the couple. They are wearing saree, bangles, long chain with pendant, beaded chain, ear studds, nose studds, jimmikki earring and the girl on the real left side is wearing waist built (ottiyanam) . Gilrs and mother are wearing the customary symbol (pottu) on the forehead.
Family portrait
Item details
Creation date:
20th century
Languages:
Not applicable
Scripts:
Not applicable
Content type:
Photograph
Place of origin:
India
Originals information:
The original material is located at the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), India
Reference:
EAP946/21/1/2/15
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2017
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of
- Project EAP946:
- Collection EAP946/21:
- Collection EAP946/21/1:
- File EAP946/21/1/2:
- Item EAP946/21/1/2/15:
