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Girls' school, Madras

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Girls' school (according to the inventory). Group portrait of 18 women and young girls, presumably all Hindus, recognisable by the tilak mark on their foreheads. The girls in the front row are sitting cross-legged on the floor. The women in the centre row are sitting on chairs. One is holding a book, the others appear to be embroidering. The women in the back row are standing. A wooden door can be seen in the background, the floor is covered with carpet.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Photography
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm
Width: 36,1 cm
Height: 17,7 cm
Width: 25,1 cm
Material/Technique
mounted on cardboard
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII C 198

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    India
    Tamil Nadu
    Madras
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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