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Title
Gujarati Style Sari Photograph
Subject
Indian Sari
Description
Upper class women in Mumbai wearing Gujrati style saree as evidenced from the the left shoulder being where the drape is thrown over vs Nivi drape over the right shoulder. Originally title of this photograph was " Nagar Brahmin Women " -- Nagar denoting the place (city in Gujrat)
Creator
William J. Johnson for his book "Photographs of Western India. Volume I. Costumes and Characters"
Source
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (commonly called Sir Bartle Frere), Governor of Mumbai from 1862 to 1867.
Publisher
DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
Date
ca. 1855-1862