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Bullock Cart, Delhi

1863

Shepherd & Robertson

(British, active Agra and Shimla, 1862–1864)
Culture
India, 19th century
Medium
Albumen print from glass plate negative
Measurements
Image: 18 x 24.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 18 x 24.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 22.4 x 31.7 cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer 2018.36
Public Domain
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Description

The bullock cart, an ancient and once prevalent means of transportation in India, is still widely used in rural areas today. Here, a driver and his staff wait for a passenger. This occupational image, created by British colonial photographers for European audiences, offered armchair travelers a European view of local Indian life and customs.
A horizontally oriented sepia-toned photograph depicts two light-colored bullocks hitched to a wooden cart. A man with a medium skin tone sits under a fabric canopy on our left, facing right. Beside him, a bearded man with a medium-dark skin tone sits at the front. To our right, a third man stands facing left, touching a bullock's head. They wear turbans and light-colored wraps. An ornate stone building forms the background.

Bullock Cart, Delhi

1863

Shepherd & Robertson

(British, active Agra and Shimla, 1862–1864)
India, 19th century

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