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1. Mss Eur F222/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/18
Title:
Photographs of the self mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, and of a fire walking ceremony. Photographer: Edmund Henderson Hunt
Scope & Content:
Collection of 152 loose prints illustrating the self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, a Muslim sect in Hyderabad State. The collection contains multiple copies of 24 different subjects, plus three indistinct snapshots of a fire-walking ceremony (taken at night, hence under-exposed and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1925
Extent:

152 loose prints

2. Mss Eur F222/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16
Title:
Photograph album illustrating the self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs. Photographer(s): Edmund Henderson Hunt and John Henderson Hunt (Baron Hunt of Fawley)
Scope & Content:
Black post-bound album measuring 312 mm x 437 mm, with 35 sepia-toned prints mounted one to a page, the majority with typescript caption labels pasted beneath. Some of the prints have pencilled references to plate numbers and are marked Copyright reserved, indicating published use in John Hender...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925-1927
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur F222/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/17
Title:
Second album of photographs illustrating self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, and photographs of Moharram processions in Hyderabad. Photographer(s): Edmund Henderson Hunt and John Henderson Hunt (Baron Hunt of Fawley)
Scope & Content:
Brown cloth-bound photograph album measuring 300 mm x 405 mm, containing 23 uncaptioned prints relating to the self-mutilation rites of the Rafai Fakirs, an Islamic sect in Hyderabad State. These are duplicates of the more extensive, captioned series at Mss Eur F222/16. Other duplicates of these...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925
Extent:

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