Who were Jadoons and Afreedee and where did they live? What kinds of confections did Kumbos make? What can you learn about the religious and working practices of groups as you transcribe this study? Explore Volume Five of "The People of India" and transcribe photos and plates detailing culture groups and occupations including tradesmen, carpenters, and tribes in India.
Who were Jadoons and Afreedee and where did they live? What kinds of confections did Kumbos make? What can you learn about the religious and working practices of groups as you transcribe this study? Explore Volume Five of "The People of India" and transcribe photos and plates detailing culture groups and occupations including tradesmen, carpenters, and tribes in India.
"The People of India" is a multi-volume collection comprising photographs and descriptions provided by British photographers in India. Framed as a study, the collection sheds light on the science of ethnology and the relationship of science and political justifications. Through this collection, you can also learn more about the ways in which ethnology was performed as a science and the way it informed cultural beliefs in the 19th century. The collection documents the caste and culture groups of India for a British India Office multi-volume publication. Taken in the 1850s and 1860s, these photographs portray the people of many culture groups including Bhogta, Bhoti, Chero, Dombo, Gond, Gujarati, Ho, Kachari, Kishangarh, Kota, Lepcha, Mishmi, Munda, Naga, Pahari, Paithan, Rajput, Saora, Singpho, Thakur, Tharu, and Toda. The final collection was gathered by John Forbes Watson (1827-1892), director of the India Office's India Museum and keeper of the museum from 1867-1879, and John William Kaye (1814-1876) the secretary of the India Office's Political and Secret Department. The history of this region emerges through these images and the ways in which the social and political relationships are detailed in the descriptions.
Please note that some language in this collection may be culturally insensitive or offensive to some viewers. It is presented as it exists in the original document for the benefit of research. The material reflects the culture and context in which it was created and not the views of the Smithsonian Institution.
Transcribe this fifth volume to help others learn about this collection from Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
