Studio portrait. Biological deterioration on the border. Full length shot. Family portrait. Couple with 3 children. The man and 2 girls are sitting on a chair. The man is wearing veshti, shirt, and stole (ankavastiram) on his right shoulder. The small girl sittingnext to him with arm on his thigh, is wearing frock bangles, beaded chain, long chain with pendant, bangles. The girl sittingon the real left side is facing towards left side, is wearing skirt, blouse (pavadai satai) long chain with pendant, nose studds, side bun with flowers and head ornament. The boy standing on the real right side is wearing pant, shirt, shoes, a pendant hanged on his shirt, Kadukkam (studds for man). The woman standing on the back is wearing saree, chains, ear studds with Maattal (chain shaped jewel used to hook in the hair), nose studds, bangles and 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:
EAP946/21/1/3/34
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 EAP946/21/1/3:
- Item EAP946/21/1/3/34:
