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Nautch - girl
Charles Shepherd1862
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
A native woman poses with one of her hands over her head and the other by her waist, possibly part of a dance performance. Two accompanying male musicians with traditional instruments can also be seen sitting near her.
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Details
- Title: Nautch - girl
- Creator: Charles Shepherd
- Date Created: 1862
- Location Created: India
- Physical Dimensions: 22.2 × 28 cm (8 3/4 × 11 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.XA.889.4.15
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Charles Shepherd (English, active 1858 - 1878)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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