Who were the Rajbansi and what was life like for Dooaneahs? What are the relationships and different groups of Coles that live on the plateaus? Where did Meeree, also known as Miri, live? Explore the ethnological study "The People of India" as you transcribe photos and plates detailing Indian culture group and occupations including priests, slaves, and forest-dwellers.
Who were the Rajbansi and what was life like for Dooaneahs? What are the relationships and different groups of Coles that live on the plateaus? Where did Meeree, also known as Miri, live? Explore the ethnological study "The People of India" as you transcribe photos and plates detailing Indian culture group and occupations including priests, slaves, and forest-dwellers.
Do you know details of occupations and the caste system from the 1850s and 1860s? "The People of India" is a multi-volume study of photographs taken by British photographers in India and detailed histories of these groups. This collection also demonstrates relationships between evolving practices of photography and ethnology and issues of power in colonial control.
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.
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. The social and political relationships detailed here are inextricably related to the complex realities of international trade and the history of the British Empire.
Transcribe this first volume to help others discover the complexity of the collection from Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
