032-002321838 / Collection Area: Visual Arts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1336)
Title:: From Erode: On Mr. Barton Wright's estate. The hats seen from above, apparently plaited bamboo. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography View of the hats from above, apparently plaited bamboo.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1338)
Title:: From Erode: On Mr. Barton Wright's estate. Ashtapada singers. Ashtapada is a religious song, based on Gitagovinda. It is sung in temples whilst puja is going on behind closed doors. Women often use it as a religious exercise. The drum is very remarkable. (Bake describes its use in detail.) Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the Ashtapada singers. Ashtapada is a religious song, based on Gitagovinda. It is sung in temples whilst puja is going on behind closed doors. Women often use it as a religious exercise. The drum is very remarkable. (Bake describes its use in detail.)
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1340)
Title:: From Erode: In the compound of H. H. Appan Thampuran's palace: a small bow orchestra, much smaller than the one recorded formerly. The sound is better if there are twenty bows, but even three bows made of palmwood with bamboo strings give the peculiar gamelan effect. In addition there are a conch and cymbals. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography View taken in the compound of H. H. Appan Thampuran's palace: a small bow orchestra, much smaller than the one recorded formerly. The sound is better if there are twenty bows, but even three bows made of palmwood with bamboo strings give the peculiar gamelan effect. ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1356)
Title:: From Erode: Chirakkal. A group which sang exorcistic songs; such an infernal noise that it was only natural that even a devil could not stand it. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of a group which sang exorcistic songs; such an infernal noise that it was only natural that even a devil could not stand it.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1372)
Title:: From Erode: South Kanara. Just over the frontier of Coorg, Sullia is in the foothills of the Western ghats. The region is notorious for malaria; the Collector would not allow the Bakes to stay overnight in the Travellers Bungalow. In that notorious T. B. it was very quiet and Bake made several records there. Most people who came were Pariyahs, who had harvest- and agricultural songs. A Pariyah man and children. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of a Pariyah man and children.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1374)
Title:: From Erode: South Kanara. Just over the frontier of Coorg, Sullia is in the foothills of the Western ghats. The region is notorious for malaria; the Collector would not allow the Bakes to stay overnight in the Travellers Bungalow. In that notorious T. B. it was very quiet and Bake made several records there. Most people who came were Pariyahs, who had harvest- and agricultural songs. Sqq. in Puttur, 20 miles further to the coast, where there is almost no malaria. Our guide Karanth, a brahmi...
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the Bakes' guide Karanth with his wife and baby. He was a brahmin who married out of caste and was therefore ostracized. She was charming and highly educated.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1375)
Title:: From Erode: South Kanara. Just over the frontier of Coorg, Sullia is in the foothills of the Western ghats. The region is notorious for malaria; the Collector would not allow the Bakes to stay overnight in the Travellers Bungalow. In that notorious T. B. it was very quiet and Bake made several records there. Most people who came were Pariyahs, who had harvest- and agricultural songs. A deer kept in the compound of Karanth's school. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a deer kept in the compound of Karnath's school.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(62)
Title:: Khajiar: View from the Bungalow, with lake and naga temple. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography General view from the bungalow of the lake and naga temple, Khajiar.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1926
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(220)
Title:: The general meal in the rice-paddies after the ceremony. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the general meal in the rice-paddies after the ceremony.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1927
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(237)
Title:: The dance seen from above from the Governor's marquee. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography View of the dance seen from above from the Governor's marquee.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1927
Extent:: 1 item

Search