Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Indian archer. 15th century military costume. Medieval Indian archer in full armor. Asia military uniform 15th Century. Indian archer 15th c. Artist: Alois Greil (1841-1902), Hugo Kaeseberg, Wood-engraver (1847-1893). Source: Sheets for… Read More
Medieval Hindu Warrior in armor, 15th century.
Niece of the Maharaja of Kapurthala. Indian feminist counselor of Gandhi, co-founders of the All-Indian women’s committee, author and minister.
Dress of a Panka-Wallah (पङ्खा वाला), Indian servant. A punkah, from Hindi Pankha ‘fan’ in Sanskrit पकशक pakśaka, refers to a large piece of cloth or other material hanging from the… Read More
Sarojini Naidu “The Nightingale of India” was a confidant of Mahatma Gandhi and a key figure in the independence movement and had repeated in captivity.
Group of girls from Bombay (Mumbai), c.1900.
Traditional Indian Coolie in 1897. Hindu girl.
Hindu priests in 1897. Traditional Hindu priest costumes. North Indian Brahmins clothing.
Hired laborer. India Coolis. Man and wife in 1900.
A female Singer from Kashmir. Indian traditional costume c. 1910.
