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Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

8 Items

Culture:

Bhotia (Sherpa)  Search this

Dom (South Asian people)  Search this

Gond (Indic people)  Search this

Gujaratis (Indic people)  Search this

Kachari (Indic people)  Search this

Kota (Indic people)  Search this

Lepcha  Search this

Mishmi (Indic people)  Search this

Munda (Indic people)  Search this

Naga (Indonesian people)  Search this

Korwa (Indic people)  Search this

Rajput (Indic people)  Search this

Savara (Indic people)  Search this

Thakuri (Indic people)  Search this

Tharu  Search this

Toda (Indic people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Place:

India

Afghanistan

Burma

Pakistan

Iran

Assam (India)

Cachar (India)

Chittagong (Bangladesh)

Delhi (India)

Hazara District (Pakistan)

Hisar (India)

Kohat District (Pakistan)

Lahore (India)

Madras (India)

Mysore (India)

Palamu (India)

Shahabad (India : District)

Shahjahanpur (India)

Sikkim (India)

Sind (India)

Date:

1868

London, C. Whiting Beaufort House, Strand, 1868-1875

Scope and Contents:

Photographers represented include J.C.A. Dannenberg, R.H. DeMontmorency, E. Godfrey, W.W. Hooper, H.C. McDonald, J. Mulheran, G. Richter, Shepherd & Robertson (later as Bourne & Shepherd), B. Simpson, B.W. Switzer, H.C.B. Tanner, C.C. Taylor, and J. Waterhouse.

Taken in the 1850s and 1860s, these photographs portray the people of many castes, culture groups, and occupations in India, posed individually and in groups. Indian culture groups portrayed include Bhogta, Bhoti, Chero, Dombo, Gond, Gujarati, Ho, Kachari, Kishangarh, Kota, Lepcha, Mishmi, Munda, Naga, Pahari, Paithan, Rajput, Saora, Singpho, Thakur, Tharu, and Toda. Peoples portrayed are from parts of India and surrounding areas, now in Afghanistan, Burma, Iran and Pakistan, such as Assam, Bareli, Behat, Cachar, Chittagong, Delhi, Hazara, Hisar, Kohat, Lahore, Madras, Munjpur, Mysore, Palamau, Shahabad, Shahjahanpur, Sikkim, and Sind.

Occupations illustrated include barbers, blacksmiths, carpenters, charcoal carriers, farmers, fish vendors, horse dealers, interpreters, landlords, mendicants, merchants, officials, priests, warriors, and water carriers. Activities shown include dancing and knitting. Artifacts and material culture documented include books, buildings, devotional objects, tools, and weapons such as bows, clubs, shields, guns and spears.

Arrangement:

The collection is composed of 8 bound volumes with 470 albumen photoprints mounted alongside text. Photographs are arranged by region, with culture group and region, some also with name and occupation of subjects.

Biographical / Historical:

John Forbes Watson and John William Kaye assembled this ethnologic study collection from photographs made by British photographers in India. The collection documents the caste and culture groups of India for a British India Office multi-volume publication. A graduate of Aberdeen University in England, John Forbes Watson (1827-1892) served as an assistant surgeon in the Bombay Medical Services from 1850 to 1853. While in India, Watson began to research Indian agricultural resources. In 1858, he became reporter on the products of India for the India Office in England. A year later, he became director of the India Office's India Museum, devoted to promoting trade in the British Empire. While there, he published several monographs on Indian plants and textiles. In 1867, he was appointed keeper of the museum, and served in that capacity until he retired in 1879.

John William Kaye (1814-1876) was secretary of the India Office's Political and Secret Department.

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03

Provenance:

Purchase 1990 A1990.3

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 4

Culture:

Hindus  Search this

Christians  Search this

Rajput (Indic people)  Search this

Buddhists  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 1

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 1

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

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EDAN-URL:

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Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 5

Culture:

Hindus  Search this

Rajput (Indic people)  Search this

Muslims  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 2

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 2

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

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Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 6

Culture:

Hindus  Search this

Rajput (Indic people)  Search this

Muslims  Search this

Buddhists  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 3

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 3

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3aaccc94a-082d-4f0a-8c27-27e7336610a2

EDAN-URL:

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Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 7

Culture:

Hindus  Search this

Rajput (Indic people)  Search this

Muslims  Search this

Sikhs  Search this

Buddhists  Search this

Jains  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 4

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 4

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3c7572375-8a86-42b7-845d-344f3a6f6e99

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a1990-03-ref4

Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 8

Culture:

Hindus  Search this

Muslims  Search this

Sikhs  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 5

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 5

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc30d51dbd4-0a73-42f3-9f6f-4e3a732ebe52

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a1990-03-ref5

Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 9

Culture:

Muslims  Search this

Hindus  Search this

Sikhs  Search this

Jains  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 6

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 6

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc39cb2faf1-c662-47f8-af3a-282f33f68525

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a1990-03-ref6

Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 10

Culture:

Rajput (Indic people)  Search this

Hindus  Search this

Muslims  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 7

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 7

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3b8f1b4f8-5531-4828-a5a6-277fc80a2dc6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a1990-03-ref7

Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Collection Publisher:

Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this

Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume

Container:

Box 11

Culture:

Hindus  Search this

Muslims  Search this

Christians  Search this

Malay  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Volumes

Local Numbers:

FSA A1990.03 8

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this

Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this

Collection Citation:

The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.

Identifier:

FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 8

See more items in:

The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc39ad05066-9319-4b1b-a92c-244db95fc32e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a1990-03-ref8