Barber and Goddess Kali, Calcutta, West Bengal (photograph)
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-db608561d1e7faa8b353
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100B3-032
- Author or attribution
- Unknown photographer
- Record type
- Museum record
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1987
- Source / repository
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.257
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 3, November 2026; Photography; Street Shrines; Kolkata
Description and curator notes
Colour photograph of a Calcutta street barber beneath a Kali image.
Curator source KALI-100B3-032, from the paired 100-source CSV/spreadsheet.
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Title: Barber and Goddess Kali, Calcutta, West Bengal (photograph)
Authors: Unknown photographer
Record type: Museum record
Language: English
Year: 1987
Source / Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.257
Full-text URL: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/702106
Subjects: Photography; Street Shrines; Kolkata
Description: Colour photograph of a Calcutta street barber beneath a Kali image.
Access: Free online record / image
Dedupe check (vs. 571-record catalogue + batches 1-2, 4 Nov 2026): No URL, title or object-number match (catalogue or batches 1-2)
Source access
Read or locate the original source at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.257
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Citation
Unknown photographer. Barber and Goddess Kali, Calcutta, West Bengal (photograph). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.257. 1987. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/702106
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