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Unknown Akali
photographed in 1860 by Hooper and Weston ia a powerful
example of the Victorian photographers art form. This warrior
is prodigiously armed. He is holding a ferenghi sword in
his right hand. The ferenghi , meaning foreigner, was so
called because the blade was often of European manufacture
with an Indian hilt. The dagger in his waistband is a Chillanum,
normally associated with the south of India. He also has
a shield, a second sword and a pistol about his person.
The butt of the pistol is visible under his left arm.
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