Babu Holding a Hookah

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Babu Holding a Hookah

India (Calcutta)LinkedCulture matchlcp-e84f00141d5d

Date
19th century
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
18789

The babu , or Indian bureaucrat, was a much parodied figure in the arts. His mannerisms and appearance reflected his engagement with the British world of fashion and etiquette as he climbed the social ladder away from the Indian middle class. Here, he is depicted as a dapper dandy smoking a hookah. He is draped in a chic waistcloth, shawl, sports heeled shoes, and a Prince Albert hairstyle. Asia

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Gift of Rhodes Robertson

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