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Keywords: Seventy-two Specimens of Castes in India (59).jpg A page from the manuscript Seventy-two Specimens of Castes in India which consists of 72 full-color hand-painted images of men and women of the various castes and religious and ethnic groups found in Madura India at that time Each drawing was made on mica a transparent flaky mineral which splits into thin transparent sheets As indicated on the presentation page the album was compiled by the Indian writing master at an English school established by American missionaries in Madura and given to the Reverend William Twining The manuscript shows Indian dress and jewelry adornment in the Madura region as they appeared before the onset of Western influences on South Asian dress and style Each illustrated portrait is captioned in English and in Tamil and the title page of the work includes English Tamil and Telugu Beinecke Rare Book Manuscript Library Yale University http //beinecke library yale edu/digitallibrary/india html 1837 author Reproduction of a painting that is in the public domain because of its age PD-Art Seventy-two Specimens of Castes in India
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