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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1220)
Title:: From Trivandrum; With 92 photographs: Madura 2-8 February. The Bakes were on their way from Colombo to Madras. Two different drums. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of men with two different drums.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Mar 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1229)
Title:: From Trivandrum; With 92 photographs: Madura 2-8 February. The Bakes were on their way from Colombo to Madras. In Mr. and Mrs. Westlake's garden, mainly 3 and 6 Febr. Drums again. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a man with drum on his head [Bhumedia] accompanied by children.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Mar 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1230)
Title:: From Trivandrum; With 92 photographs: Madura 2-8 February. The Bakes were on their way from Colombo to Madras. In Mr. and Mrs. Westlake's garden, mainly 3 and 6 Febr. Drums again. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of drummers playing drums.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Mar 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1289)
Title:: From Erode: Alleppey. Acting on information from Mr. Poduval the Bakes went to see the Vedakali, an old war dance of Malabar. It is enacted during 5 or 6 days near the temple of Ambalapura, c. 10 miles from Alleppey. The music (drums and cymbals only). Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography View of musical performance (drums and cymbals only) near the temple of Ambalapura, c. 10 miles from Alleppey.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1337)
Title:: From Erode: On Mr. Barton Wright's estate. The musicians, a wild looking lot. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of musicians, a little unkempt appearance.
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(1360)
Title:: From Erode: I think we arrived in Mercara on April 25th. In Mercara itself I did not record music, but we saw a marriage ceremony. I did work in two places, Napoklu in N. Coorg and Ponampet in S. Coorg. Ponampet, three of the four singers of nr. 127 taken en profil. The drums have the usual hour-glass shape, varying in pitch according to the tension of the ropes by the hands of the players. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the three of the four singers of nr. 127 taken en profil. The drums have the usual hour-glass shape, varying in pitch according to the tension of the ropes by the hands of the players.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1361)
Title:: From Erode: I think we arrived in Mercara on April 25th. In Mercara itself I did not record music, but we saw a marriage ceremony. I did work in two places, Napoklu in N. Coorg and Ponampet in S. Coorg. Ponampet, three of the four singers of nr. 127 taken en profil. The drums have the usual hour-glass shape, varying in pitch according to the tension of the ropes by the hands of the players. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of three of the four singers of nr. 127 taken en profil. The drums have the usual hour-glass shape, varying in pitch according to the tension of the ropes by the hands of the players.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(1376)
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. The devil dancers who sang for Bake in Karanth's school. They were not dressed up but only sang songs in hon...
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the devil dancers who sang for bake in Karanth's school. They were not dressed up but only sang songs in honour of the special bhutas.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jun 1938
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Neg 1112/7(1063)
Title:: DeWang. Drummer. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Close view of the drummer in the military band at De Wang's sports day. Duplicate safety film negative only, no print.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1935
Extent:: 1 item

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