Brahuis of Kalat state, Baluchistan, 1861.

 

Brahuis of Kalat state, Baluchistan, 1861.

Source: "The People of India" by Watson and Kaye.

"Although classed by many among the Belochees as part of the population of Belochistan, the Brahooees are yet a separate people. Their language is distinct, and they claim to be aborigines; whereas the Belochees admit their own foreign descent. Nor are they Afghans, their language being different from Pushtoo."

…"They are more industrious and hard working; than the Belochees, less revengeful and quarrelsome, though not less courageous. Their chiefs have considerable power. Their women are but slightly, if at all , secluded. Their arms are the sword and matchlock, in the use of which they excel. Their dress is the same for summer and winter. They are great consumers of animal food, which they eat both fresh and dried. The drying is done by exposing the meat to the sun, after which it is smoked over a fire of green wood.  ["The People of India" (1868-1875), by John Forbes Watson and John William Kaye.