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032-002288153 Material Type Photographs

41. Mss Eur F222/16(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(15)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Rolling along the sword. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography View from behind: two men hold the sword parallel to the ground, blade uppermost, while the figure seen in print 14 slides his neck along the blade. The sword is seen here deeply embedded. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 275x203mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

42. Mss Eur F222/16(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(19)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Pushing skewer into neck. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in prints 17-18, here photographed in the act of inserting skewer. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 209x245mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1925
Extent:
1 item

43. Mss Eur F222/16(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(21)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewer in position through neck. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man posed with skewer inserted through neck and protruding from other side. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 309x258mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious obser...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item

44. Mss Eur F222/16(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(22)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewer right through neck. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of man with skewer through neck (similar to print 21, but a different man). Whole-plate glass copy negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 203x286mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religiou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

45. Mss Eur F222/25(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(40)
Title:
[European group at unidentified event, Assam, c. 1904.] Photographer: Kapp, Fritz
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait at an unidentified event. The presence of some men in military uniform suggests that the photograph was taken at the military review seen in print 42. [Gelatin silver print, 282x229mm]. Subjects = dress (European); European social life; Hunt Collect...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1904
Extent:
1 item

46. Mss Eur F222/8(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/8(10)
Title:
'Robinson Crusoe'. His hut, fork and axe. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man standing in front of a palm thatch hut: '...While we were waiting, and after the toddy people had cleared off, an ancient creature strolled along with a big wooden pitch fork, and an axe. We summoned him to stop under the name of Robinsob Crusoe, and took a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
25 Dec 1920
Extent:
1 item

47. Mss Eur F222/16(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(8)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Skewer inserted] Through both cheeks. No bleeding. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man seated in courtyard with skewer inserted. Original ¼-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 252x312mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and custom...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

48. Mss Eur F222/16(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(10)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewers through each cheek from inside the mouth. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in print 9, now with skewers piercing each cheek. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 255x311mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islam...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item

49. Mss Eur F222/16(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(11)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Pressing skewer into skin of abdomen. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Sect member photographed in the act of pressing skewer into side of abdomen. A slightly indistinct image. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 225x204mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; rel...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

50. Mss Eur F222/16(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(12)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Skewer inserted] Through the skin of the abdominal wall. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Photograph taken a few moments after print 11, the man with left arm held aloft to display skewer inserted in abdomen. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. There is also a further glass negative, for which no print has been traced, taken wit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item