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Bheestie
John Edward Saché1864–1869
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Studio portrait of man as a bhisti, or a water carrier, standing with a mussock or goat-skin bag slung on his side. A water basin and a few clay vessels are visible on the floor.
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Details
- Title: Bheestie
- Creator: John Edward Saché
- Date Created: 1864–1869
- Location Created: India
- Physical Dimensions: 22.5 × 28.1 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XO.872.10.31
- Culture: Prussian / British
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: John Edward Saché (Prussian or British, born Prussia, 1824 - 1882)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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