Sikh Akali warriors and their turbans, Punjab, mid 19th century

Two Sikh Akalis, opaque watercolour on paper, Punjab Plain, c. 1840-1850

Two Sikh Akalis, Punjab Plain, c. 1840-1850

Akali turban; cotton over a wicker frame, with quoits and other embellishments of steel overlaid with gold; Lahore, Pakistan; mid-19th century.

Akali turban, with steel quoits; Sikh, Punjab, mid 19th century

Sikh Akalees, by Emily Eden, 1844

Akali Sikhs, Lahore, c. 1850

Painting, Akali Sikhs, opaque watercolour on paper, Lahore, ca. 1850

Akali Sikhs, Lahore, c. 1850

Painting, An Akali Sikh seated near the Golden Temple, by William Carpenter (1818-99), watercolour on paper, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 1854.

Akali Sikh near the Golden Temple, by W. Carpenter, 1854

Sikh Akalis, Lahore, c. 1885

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