Tinted lantern slide showing a young Indian woman dressed in a patterned sari and undershirt. She is wearing a large number of bracelets, rings, and wears necklaces around her neck. The slide is captioned: "Outcast." The slide was published in the January edition of Regions Beyond, the magazine of Regions Beyond Missionary Union, under the title: "A Dom Girl at Chanpatia." The Dom group is one of the few original Dravidian tribes of India. They became nomadic after the invasion of the Aryans in 1500 BC and were designated as the lowest caste. They then became wandering dancers and musicians. The photograph was taken by the first leader of Regions Beyond Missionary Union, Dr Harry Grattan Guinness (1861-1915). This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
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lantern slides 8.2 x 8.2cm lantern slides photographs
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