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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(7)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewers through tongue and through scalp into bone of skull. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in print 4, here with skewers inserted through tongue and into skull. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 252x304mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religiou...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 13 Apr 1927
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(8)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Skewer inserted] Through both cheeks. No bleeding. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man seated in courtyard with skewer inserted. Original ¼-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 252x312mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and custom...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 9 Aug 1925
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(9)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skilled assistance [in inserting skewers]. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in prints 4 and 7 is here seen helping to insert a skewer through the cheek of another. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 233x301mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Unspecified
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(10)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewers through each cheek from inside the mouth. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in print 9, now with skewers piercing each cheek. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 255x311mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islam...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 13 Apr 1927
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(11)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Pressing skewer into skin of abdomen. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Sect member photographed in the act of pressing skewer into side of abdomen. A slightly indistinct image. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 225x204mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; rel...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 9 Aug 1925
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(12)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Skewer inserted] Through the skin of the abdominal wall. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Photograph taken a few moments after print 11, the man with left arm held aloft to display skewer inserted in abdomen. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. There is also a further glass negative, for which no print has been traced, taken wit...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 9 Aug 1925
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(13)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Skewer inserted] Through the abdominal wall. The scars of old attempts are clearly seen. Not a drop of blood. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of inserted skewer. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 246x308mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mut...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 9 Aug 1925
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(14)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Old of the old men is going to roll the back of his head along the edge of a sword held by two of his companions. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group posed preparatory to act. Original ¼-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 257x310mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutila...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 9 Aug 1925
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(15)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Rolling along the sword. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography View from behind: two men hold the sword parallel to the ground, blade uppermost, while the figure seen in print 14 slides his neck along the blade. The sword is seen here deeply embedded. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 275x203mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; R...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Aug 1925
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F222/16(16)
Title:: [Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Rolling along the sword. Notice the depth to which the edge of the sword has sunk. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 15. Original ¼-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 290x218mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Loca...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 9 Aug 1925
Extent:: 1 item

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