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241. Mss Eur F191/332(296)

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Mss Eur F191/332(296)
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2 photographs without numbers, not mentioned in the letter. A woman with baby, the same woman with husband and baby.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of a woman with baby as well as her husband.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1928
Extent:
1 item

242. Mss Eur F191/332(1024)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1024)
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From Simla: Two snapshots: Bake with dog, and two dogs. The Bakes were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Visser; the only thing about dogs I found in the letter is: "Patiala is a darling", but the Vissers' famous dog Patiala was much larger than the dogs in the photographs.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of two dogs.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1933
Extent:
1 item

243. Mss Eur F191/332(1392)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1392)
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From Erode: Mangalore, probably May 7th. Compare the horse-masks 153, 154 with those in Cananore (Chirakkal) no.123, 124. The mask made of Arecasheath prepared then and there. I seldom saw a more realistic horse than this hobby-horse once it began to gallop. I think the boys covered with grass were devils, whereas the man on the horse played a somewhat clownish part, wearing a topi, which people always feel as more or less clownish. One of the people who sang for me that morning. Photograph...
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of one of the musicians, a lady, who sang for Bakes that morning.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

244. Mss Eur F191/332(1394)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1394)
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From Erode: Mrs. Bake emerging from her siesta under the veranda of the Travellers Bungalow in Manjheswar. After this they went to Mercara and saw the wedding (no.132-137 above). Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Mrs. Bake emerging from her siesta under the veranda of the Travellers Bungalow in Manjheswar. After this they went to Mercara and saw the wedding (no.132-137 above).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

245. Mss Eur F191/332(1398)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1398)
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From Erode: The Kota band; the recording was much better than my earlier recordings of Kota music. The Kotas are the official musicians of the Todas. I recroded several kinds of official music, such as buffalo driving, death ceremonials, etc. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the Kota band; the recording was much better than my [Bake's] earlier recordings of Kota music. The Kotas are the official musicians of the Todas. I recroded several kinds of official music, such as buffalo driving, death ceremonials, etc.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

246. Mss Eur F191/332(1403)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1403)
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From Erode: The Kotas in their dancing costumes, totally different from their daily dress. A corpse also wears such a costume. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the Kotas in their dancing costumes, totally different from their daily dress. A corpse also wears such a costume.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

247. Mss Eur F191/332(1412)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1412)
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From Erode: Funeral ceremony of the Todas. 19th May (Bake's birthday). More about this ceremony in the general letter. A kind of palaver after the killing of the buffaloes. In the background the women bewailing the eight days old corpse. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of the funeral ceremony of the Todas. A kind of palaver after the killing of the buffaloes. In the background the women bewailing the eight days old corpse.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

248. Mss Eur F191/332(1414)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1414)
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From Erode: Funeral ceremony of the Todas. 19th May (Bake's birthday). More about this ceremony in the general letter. The same [women near the corpse, the bier, the hut where the corpse will be burnt], to the right one of the killed buffaloes. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of the funeral ceremony of the Todas. The same [women near the corpse, the bier, the hut where the corpse will be burnt], to the right one of the killed buffaloes.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

249. Mss Eur F191/332(1415)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1415)
Title:
From Erode: The Bakes, Francis and Mrs. van Someren's servants, on the morning of the Bake's leaving. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the Bakes, Francis and Mrs. van Someren's servants, on the morning of the Bake's leaving.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

250. Mss Eur F191/332(1420)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1420)
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From Erode: On Saturday 11th from Kodai; stayed with Miss lowe in Coimbatore where they left most of the luggage; went to Phalgat on Monday; on Tuesday to Shoranur or rather Cheruthiruthi, especially for Nambudiri Samaveda and for the Indian shadow play, only found in that neighbourhood and in Palghat district. They did not see a show but Bake got the music and photographed two shadow puppets, 187 Hanuman and 188 Sita; it is difficult to imagine how her shadow looks, though the puppet has ma...
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of shadow puppet of Hanuman. Bakes went to Shoranur or rather Cheruthiruthi, especially for Nambudiri Samaveda and for the Indian shadow play, only found in that neighbourhood and in Palghat district. They did not see a show but Bake got the music and photograph...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item