Caste Collection

Costumes de Différents Pays, Indien du Coromandel de la Caste des Parias, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Indien du Coromandel de la Caste des Parias, c1797

Acrobats, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Acrobats, c1850

Mehmans, 1870s. Creator: Francis Frith
Mehmans, 1870s

The Fair Maids of Sippi, Simla, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
The Fair Maids of Sippi, Simla, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Virgin of Guadalupe, together with the Virgin the various possible crossbreedings of American races and fruits from the new continent are represented. Castes Table

In the Far East - In famine-stricken Indi. 1900. Artist: AF Maconochie
In the Far East - In famine-stricken India. 1900. In the Far East - In famine-stricken India. Sixteen hundred poor women of the Salii and Koshti castes being served out with clothing at Sholapu

High Caste Tamil Lady, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
High Caste Tamil Lady, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Indian woman of the lowest caste, Howshera, 1917

Brahmin woman, India, 1917

Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Artist: A Portier
Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Hindus can be referred to as the successors of Vedic Aryans and other tribes of India. Most of the Hindus today live in India

Ram Ruttun. A Brahman, c1840. Artist: J Bull
Ram Ruttun. A Brahman, c1840. Engraving from the Natural History of Man by J Bull, (London, c1840)

Brahmin Courtier, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Brahmin Courtier, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Brahmin Astronomer, Calculating the Eclipse, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Brahmin Astronomer, Calculating the Eclipse, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Rajputs, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Rajputs, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. Rajputs are a caste in India. They traditonally were warriors or farmers. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Brahmin Woman Collecting Water, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Brahmin Woman Collecting Water, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Brahmin Mariamman, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Brahmin Mariamman, 1828. Brahmin is the highest caste in Indian caste system within Hindu society. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Chanar, 1828. Artist: Jean Henri Marlet
Chanar, 1828. Nadar also Kshatriya Naadar, Natar, Sanar and Chanar is one of the Tamil castes found primarily in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and in the Tamil diaspora, particularly those living in Sri Lanka

Tamil Tea-Picker, Near West Haputale, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Tamil Tea-Picker, Near West Haputale, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Tea production is one of the main sources of trade for Sri Lanka

Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill
Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), Indian Nationalist leader

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