Indigenous and European Sisters, Rajasthan, India, ca.1920-1940

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Title: Indigenous and European Sisters, Rajasthan, India, ca.1920-1940
Description: "Les Capucins francais aux Indes. La Mission du Sacré-Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 8. - Les Baïs de Thandla, soeurs purement indigènes, le chapelet au cou, pieds nus, vêtues de robe orange gardant en tout le regime de leurs compatriotes." Indigenous Sisters pose for the camera with a European Sister. They all wear rosaries around their necks, are barefoot, and (according to the caption) are dressed in orange in order to match the order. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France.
Extent: photographic postcards, 9.25 x 14.25 cm

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