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Description: | Photograph of two men, with large bundles of charcoal slung over their backs, in the modern-day state of Jammu and Kashmir, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1890s. Charcoal is a traditional fuel in Kashmir which has a long winter season. It is used to heat the water for tea-making in the Kashmiri copper or brass samovar and also in the traditional heating device, the 'kangri', which consists of an earthenware bowl, carried in a wicker-work basket; the user either carries it in their cloak or uses it as a handwarmer. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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