ಅಂಚೆಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳು - ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸರಣಿ
Picture postcards from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries promoted the colonial idea of exoticism and sometimes, a lack of civilisation. These postcards were primarily printed in Europe, and mostly portray elite Indian women, as suggested by their heavy adornments. Some are shown engaged in Indian classical music, some behind a lush background, and some, dignified.
ಹತ್ತೊಂಬತ್ತನೇ ಮತ್ತು ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತನೇ ಶತಮಾನದ ಆರಂಭದ ಚಿತ್ರ ಅಂಚೆಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳು ಸ್ವಪ್ನ ವಾಸ್ತವ ವಸಾಹತುಶಾಹಿ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ನಾಗರಿಕತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸಿದವು. ಈ ಅಂಚೆಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಯುರೋಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮುದ್ರಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣುವ ಭಾರೀ ಅಲಂಕಾರಗಳು ಸೂಚಿಸುವಂತೆ ಗಣ್ಯ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕೆಲವರು ಭಾರತೀಯ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ ಸಂಗೀತದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಕೆಲವರು ಹಚ್ಚ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಿಂತಿದ್ದರೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಕೆಲವರು ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
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POP.04911
20th century
Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Karnataka, India
Chromolithograph
H. 13.5 cm, W. 8.5 cm
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POP.04918
Early 20th century
India
Chromolithograph on card stock
Image: H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.04920
Early 20th century
Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Maharashtra; Dakor, Gujarat, India
Chromolithograph
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.04922
Early 20th century
London, England
Collotype
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.01008
Early 20th century
Made in India, printed in England
Chromolithograph on card stock
Image: H. 13.7 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.01007
Early 20th century
India
Chromolithograph on card stock
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.01004
Early 20th century
Made in India, printed in Germany
Lithograph
H. 13.9 cm, W. 8.8 cm
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POP.04921
Early 20th century
Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Maharashtra; Dakor, Gujarat, India
Chromolithograph
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.04935
Early 20th century
Made in India, printed in Germany
Chromolithograph on card stock
Image: H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.01009
1910
Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Maharashtra, India
Collotype
H. 14 cm, W. 8.8 cm
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POP.04929
1900s
India; Saxony, Germany
Collotype
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.04936
1900s
India; Germany
Chromolithograph
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.04919
Early 20th century
Gujarat, India
Chromolithograph
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm
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POP.04889
Late 19th century
India
Chromolithograph
H. 14 cm, W. 9 cm