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331. Mss Eur F191/332(1357)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1357)
Title:
From Erode: Chirakkal. Masked figures belonging to a temple ceremony; at a certain moment they get possessed. The only mask which was ready-made is the right one on nr. 123. All the other masks and the cow of the small boy, and the hula-hula skirts made of young palmleaves were made anew. The masks are made of Arecasheath. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of masked figures belonging to a temple ceremony; at a certain moment they get possessed. The only mask which was ready-made is the right one on nr. 123. All the other masks and the cow of the small boy, and the hula-hula skirts made of young palmleaves were mad...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

332. Mss Eur F191/332(1358)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F191/332(1358)
Title:
From Erode: Chirakkal. Masked figures belonging to a temple ceremony; at a certain moment they get possessed. The only mask which was ready-made is the right one on nr. 123. All the other masks and the cow of the small boy, and the hula-hula skirts made of young palmleaves were made anew. The masks are made of Arecasheath. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View of the masked figures belonging to a temple ceremony; at a certain moment they get possessed. The only mask which was ready-made is the right one on nr. 123. All the other masks and the cow of the small boy, and the hula-hula skirts made of young palmleaves were...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

333. Mss Eur F191/332(1362)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F191/332(1362)
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. Jungle men with their music. The oboe on the right has a mouth-piece like the one I got in Java; usually the oboes in India do not have this. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of jungle men with their music. The oboe on the right has a mouth-piece like the one I got in Java; usually the oboes in India do not have this.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

334. Mss Eur F191/332(1372)

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

335. Mss Eur F191/332(1373)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F191/332(1373)
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 same miserable looking crowd with some additions. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the same miserable looking crowd [Pariyahs] with some more members.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

336. Mss Eur G115/28(13)

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Mss Eur G115/28(13)
Title:
Bhutia Girl. Photographer: Paar, Thomas
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed, numbered and captioned 'No. 53. Bhutia Girl. Th. Paar, Darjeeling' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length standing studio portrait of young Bhutia woman in traditional dress.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1903
Extent:
1 item

337. ORB.30/5370(4)

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ORB.30/5370(4)
Title:
Koonbees or cultivators of Berar. Photographer: Mulheran, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Oval image. Group portrait of five seated figures: 'The term Koonbi means cultivator, and is applied to all who plough land for the purpose of sowing wheat, gram, jowari, cotton, rice, etc. The Koonbies of Berar consist principally of the Heindri, and Gatula tr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item

338. ORB.30/5370(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
ORB.30/5370(5)
Title:
Banias. Group No. 1. Lingaith Banias of Berar. Photographer: Mulheran, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Circular image. Group portrait of four seated men: 'Lingaith Banias, so called from their having taken a vow to wear the ling of Mahadeo always round their necks. The ling is usually enclosed in a silver case, which may be noticed in the illustration ... If by ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item

339. ORB.30/5370(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
ORB.30/5370(6)
Title:
Banias. Group No. 2. Komtees or ordinary Banias. Photographer: Mulheran, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Oval image. Portrait of two men, seated on the ground in front of a two-wheeled wooden cart, with baskets of grain laid out in front of them. See also note at print 5.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item

340. ORB.30/5370(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
ORB.30/5370(7)
Title:
Gosaies. Group No. 1. Gosains. Photographer: Mulheran, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait of three men, seated cross-legged on a tiger skin: 'Gosaies may be of any caste except that of Brahmin. They wear usually a red dhooti, and a red cloth over their shoulders; and live upon charity, or the offerings distributed at the temples erected to ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item