Upper caste women having a meal, India, ca.1920-1940
Published / Created
between 1920 and 1940
Description
“Repas de femmes de la caste noble des Nayar. Eetmaal van vrouwen uit de edele kaste der Nayar’s.” Three Na-yar women are shown during a meal. They are seated on a low platform with the food spread out before them. A male servant stands to the side holding a dish with bread. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “Missions der PP. Carmes Déchaussés sur la côte de Malabar (Cochin et Travancore. – Indes Anglaises). Zendingen der PP. Ongeschoeide Karmelicten op de kust van Malabar, (Engelsch Indië). There is no handwriting on the back.
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