Sunday, 11 June 2023

Portraits of Pashtuns made at Jallandhar in 1860. Selections from Toor collection.

Paintings from an album called "The people of Punjab" drawn by Sanee the 'Draftman' (a native Hindoo) from Jullunder, 1860. Toor Collection.
Source: Toor Collection.

Check "In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art" by Davinder Toor.

A Pashtun of Jalandhar and a wandering Punjabi Khatri, 1860
A Pashtun of Jalandhar (Punjab, India) and a wandering Punjabi Khatri, 1860. Original caption: ‘Old Pathan of Jalundhur & Wandering Kuthree’
Rohilla Afghan and Punjabi Jat at Jalandhar, 1860
A Rohilla Afghan (clad in blue) and a Punjabi Jat at Jalandhar, 1860. Note: Jat peasants of rural Punjab typically wore a loincloth with a sheet on their shoulders. Gujjar herders are depicted similarly. Other groups such as Potoharis, Sikhs, Brahmans, and Syeds are shown well-dressed in this collection.
Pashtun horseman of Kabul at Jalandhar, 1860
A Pashtun horseman of Kabul at Jalandhar (Punjab), 1860. ‘Kabul’ here refers to the region, not only the city.
Residents of Chach-Hazara, 1860
Residents of Chach-Hazara, 1860. The Chach territory (Attock district) has a large Pashtun and Hindko-speaking Pathan population. Pashto is still spoken in parts of Chach.
Pashtun horseman of Kabul at Jalandhar, 1860
A Pashtun horseman of Kabul at Jalandhar, 1860. Again, ‘Kabul’ refers to the wider region.
Kabulis in Jalandhar, Punjab, 1860
Kabulis in Jalandhar, Punjab, 1860. From the album The People of Punjab. The artist captured fine details—note the prayer mark on the forehead of the elder, and a possible Hazara figure on the left.
Kupooree Pathan at Jalandhar, 1860
‘Kupooree Pathan’ with shield and sword at Jalandhar, 1860. Kapuri is located in Ambala district, Haryana.

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