Codice_Casanatense_Nayars.jpg


Summary

Description
English: Anonymous 16th century Portuguese illustration from the Códice Casanatense, depicting a Malabarese couple of the Nayar caste, a warrior and his wife. The inscription reads: "Malabarese gentiles (Hindus) that are called Nayars"
Date circa 1540
date QS:P,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Album di disegni, illustranti usi e costumi dei popoli d'Asia e d'Africa con brevi dichiarazioni in lingua portoghese , Biblioteca Casanatense, Rome. http://opac.casanatense.it/Record.htm?Record=19921783124917499659
Author Unknown author Unknown author

Licensing

Creative Commons CC-Zero This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication .
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

image/jpeg

bc5078be5d80ebf20deaeebcae2574fdefcba8e5

517,509 byte

1,360 pixel

1,896 pixel