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The Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 was a very substantial exhibition held in South Kensington in London, and intended (in the words of the then Prince of Wales) "to stimulate commerce and strengthen the bonds of union now existing in every portion of her Majesty's Empire". The exhibition was opened by Queen Victoria, and when it closed had received 5.5 million visitors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Jaipur Gate )〕 It was housed in a collection of purpose-built buildings designed in an Indian style. ==Display== Exhibits shown included a Māori tomb from New Zealand,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=British Museum - Search object image )〕 a ceremonial sword from the colony of Lagos,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=British Museum - Search object details )〕 a grasshopper swatter from the Straits Settlements,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=British Museum - Search object details )〕 and Albert Bierstadt's painting of the Bahama Islands ''After A Norther'' was displayed in the West Indian gallery, and admired by the Prince of Wales〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Haggin Museum - Collections: Art: Albert Bierstadt: After Norther, Bahamas )〕 The India artware section was split into different areas representing the different princely states. The Rajputana entrance was a large Jaipur gate constructed of and provided by the then Maharaja of Jaipur.〔 Several dozen Indians were imported, reputedly from Agra jail, to serve as living exhibits; they were described as artisans, it appears that they were trained in their crafts as part of the British Empire's long-term project to 'reform the criminal castes'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colonial and Indian Exhibition」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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