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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tribal women in India

These are a few pictures of tribal women in Maharashtra, India. The way they wear their sari is practical, allowing them freedom of movement.

This first picture is of a tribal woman carrying light sticks for firewood and it is almost like a silhouette against a real green background. She has a sickle in her right hand for cutting small pieces of wood. The outfit she is wearing is a rudimentary variation of the traditional Maharashtrian nine-yard saree. She hasn't kept a pallav or pallu, for practical reasons.

tribal woman carrying sticks for firewood



The two photographs below have been shot in Matheran, a small hill-station in Maharashtra, near Mumbai. In the first pic, a tribal woman in a pink sari is standing outside a house waiting to carry luggage. The pic was shot on my cell phone.

tribal woman coolie waiting


The picture below was shot in the Matheran parking lot in Nerul (on the way up to Matheran) with my Canon camera. The woman is a coolie, waiting to pick up luggage.

tribal woman coolie


This one is of tribal women from South India, but the photograph is taken in Mumbai.

South Indian tribal women

This last picture is of a tribal woman construction worker. She could be from anywhere in India, but is working in Pune, building roads. In this picture she can be seen watering the cement.
tribal woman construction worker

Related Images: Women filling water from village well in India or Rural women carrying water and firewood  or Village women in Gwalior District, India or more pictures of Indian Women.


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