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31. Mss Eur F222/16(7)

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

32. Mss Eur F222/16(13)

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

33. Mss Eur F222/16(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(20)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Pushing skewer into neck. Notice the veins of his forehead protruding. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The same photograph as print 19, enlarged and cropped to show central figure only. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 276x229mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

34. Mss Eur F222/16(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(25)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Right side of neck, one minute after removal of skewer, showing fresh wound of entrance. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close head-and-shoulders profile of the man seen in prints 22-24. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 239x308mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = A...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur F222/16(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(26)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Left side of neck, two minutes after removal of skewer, showing fresh wound of exit. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Half-profile of left side of man seen in prints 22-25. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 229x307mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = Andhra Prade...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur F222/16(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(27)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Scars on shaved area of scalp, showing where skewer enters. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view looking down onto the top of the skull of the man seen in prints 22-26. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 255x307mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religiou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jul 1927
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur F222/16(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(28)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Young fakeer showing exactly where he presses the point of the skewer [to extrude eyeball]. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Young man holding eye gouge near the outermost point of the right eye, preparatory to extruding the eyeball. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 247x308mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jul 1927
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur F222/16(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(29)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Young fakeer showing exactly where he presses the point of the skewer to extrude eyeball.] Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 28, but a more general view, looking down onto the seated figure. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 256x306mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jul 1927
Extent:
1 item

39. Mss Eur F222/16(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(35)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Fakir posed in act of extruding eyeball.] Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography View of young man seen in print 33, posed in the act of levering his right eyeball from its socket. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 223x271mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and custo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

40. Mss Eur F222/16(14)

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