Taurines studio
(1885–1902)
recto: Nautch girls, Bombay verso: (2 women)
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
'Nautch girls' are dancers who are entertainers (as opposed to temple dancers who perform at Hindu temples to please deities). Here, the women pose for the picture on a porch. This photograph was produced by Taurines Studios, a commercial entity based in Bombay from 1885 to 1902.
- Place of origin
-
Mumbai,
Maharashtra,
India
- Year
- circa 1880s
- Media
- Photograph
- Medium
- albumen silver print; one leaf from an album
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 36.0cm sheet
:
recto - Nautch girls, Bombay (group portrait); 215 x 275cm
verso - (2 women); 27.2 x 21.3cm - Credit
- Gift of Jim Masselos 2011
- Accession number
- 375.2011
