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1. Governor of Oróomiah, in His Official Attitude and Dress

Notes:: Colored lithograph shows a kneeling government official wearing a red tunic orb caba over a white shirt called a pirahan (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 9); a cummerbund or kamarband (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 11) with a dagger; a full beard and neck length hair; and a hat called kolah namadi (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 12) with a tassel at the tip. Shoberl refers to the pirahan as the peerahun (1845, p. 123)
Date Created:: 1843-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:: Costume History Collection

2. Officer of the Guards

Notes:: P. 42 "They have charge of the king's person, receive greater pay and are clothed in a more expensive manner than the regular cavalry. The flower of this corps is formed into a body of about four thousand, who are distinguished by the excessive richness of their dress and the insolence of their behavior."
Date Created:: 1845-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:: Costume History Collection