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31. Photo 17/2(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(15)
Title:
'Koomkies' (Tame elephants) entering the inner stockade. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'On the right of the picture is seen the first of the 'koomkies', a magnificent beast, entering with a decided yet cautious step towards the herd who have mobbed together at the far end of the enclosure. It is an anxious moment as one can never be certain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

32. Photo 17/2(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(16)
Title:
The herd retiring before the 'koomkies'. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'As will be noticed from this photograph the 'koomkies', without exception, are magnificent animals capable of coping with the strongest of the strong. This is very necessary for should the capture contain an ill-tempered tusker, or a refractory cow, seri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

33. Photo 17/2(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(17)
Title:
A 'koomkie' punishing a troublesome cow. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'Occasionally the 'koomkies' asserted themselves and by what appeared a gentle prod would bodily lift an offender off its legs rolling him completely over. This was evidently meant and taken far more seriously than one would suppose, for an elephant so pu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

34. Photo 17/2(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(18)
Title:
'Koomkies' at work in the inner stockade. This photograph shows a group of 'koomkies' whose mahouts are in apparant consultation before actually proceeding to work. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 430/60. Subjects = animals; elephants; kheddas; Kitchener of Khartoum Collection Location = India; Karnataka; Mysore district
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

35. Photo 17/2(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(19)
Title:
Tying up operations - hobbling a big tusker. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'A fine young tusker was the first to be singled out by the mahouts for attention. A couple of 'koomkies' were cleverly worked into the herd and after many failures eventually backed themselves in on either side of him, in this way, he was quickly secured...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

36. Photo 17/2(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(20)
Title:
An anxious moment . 'Koomkies' about to enter the inner stockade. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'This subject is very similar to illustration No. 15, but shows more of the captured herd and its surroundings'. This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 430/60. Subjects = animals; elephants; kheddas; Kitchener of Khartoum Collection Location = In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

37. Photo 17/2(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(21)
Title:
Noosing operations within the kheddah. This snapshot is full of action and shows the mahouts busy in their attempts at lassooing the younger elephants. The picture also gives a good idea of the interior of the stockade. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 430/60. Subjects = animals; elephants; kheddas; Kitchener of Khartoum Collection Location = India; Karnataka; Mysore district
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

38. Photo 17/2(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(22)
Title:
Tying up operations - hobbling a big tusker. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'This perhaps better illustrates the operations described under No. 17, and at the same time enables one to realize more clearly the great superiority in size of the 'koomkies' over the captured elephants'. This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 430/...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 17/2(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(23)
Title:
The tusker hobbled and secured to post. The big tusker having been secured is now left to himself and the picture shows the 'koomkies' withdrawing to direct their attention to the rest of the herd. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 430/60. Subjects = animals; elephants; kheddas; Kitchener of Khartoum Collection Location = India; Karnataka; Mysore district
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 17/2(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 17/2(24)
Title:
A 'koomkie' punishing a troublesome young cow. Photographer: Barton Son and Company
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Caption reads: 'At times it was found necessary to deal severely with some of the captured elephants. The picture shows an obstinate young cow being towed out of the kheddah 'assisted' from behind by one of the 'koomkies''. This print is in the duplicate album, Photo 43...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1906
Extent:
1 item