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036-002288169 Collection Area Visual Arts

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:

1 item

4. Mss Eur F222/16(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(34)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Fakir with eyeball extruded.] Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 255x303mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = Andhra Prad...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F222/16(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(5)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Disinfecting the skewer by licking it. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Devotees preparing for self-mutilation rites. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 222x212mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and cu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F222/16(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(2)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Ready to start. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 1. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 229x292mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad (A.P.); India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F222/16(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(4)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Fakir preparing for self-mutilation rites.] Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man kneeling on mat in verandah, preparatory to enacting self-mutilation rites. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 259x306mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F222/16(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(6)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewer through tongue. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Member of sect with tongue pierced by long skewer. Original ¼-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 190x285mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F222/16(9)

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

10. Mss Eur F222/16(15)

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