Botokuden or Aymoré people Indians from south-east Brazil.
Tag: Pictures of Indian Natives
Typical Pictures of Indian Natives. Being reproductions from specially prepared hand-colored photographs wit descriptive letterpress by F. M. Coleman. General Manager of the Times of India.
India nautch girl dancing 1910s. Indian dancers.
Dancing Nautch Girl
Baroda Nautch girls
The girls turn round and round, with much waving of the arms, accompanied by the music of tom-toms and other instruments.
The Bhutia. People of Tibetan descent.
The traditional dress of the Bhutia people is Kho or Bakhu.
The Marwari or Marwadi. Indian Rajasthan character.
The Marwadi are an Indian ethnic group that originate from the Rajasthan Jodhpur region of India
The Bengali. Indian Native.
The Bengali derives his name from the province in which he is born.
The Nautch girls. Indian dancers.
On special occasions, such as weddings or parties given in honor of a distinguished visitor, it is the correct thing in native society to give a „nautch,“ or dance.
The Bania. A merchant from Mumbai
The Banias are perhaps the least educated of any of the middle class natives of the present day.
Clothing of the Parsee, follower of the Zoroastrian faith.
The indoor male costume consists of a muslin shirt, a pair of loose white cotton trousers, a cotton waistcoat with sleeves, a skull cap and slippers.
The Sinhalese dress in a sarong, which is formed of a long piece of cloth.
The Sinhalese men dress in a comboy (sarong or amude), which is formed of a long piece of cloth, sewn together at the two ends.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com