1. Mss Eur F222/18
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F222/18
- Title:
- Photographs of the self mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, and of a fire walking ceremony. Photographer: Edmund Henderson Hunt
- Scope & Content:
- Collection of 152 loose prints illustrating the self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, a Muslim sect in Hyderabad State. The collection contains multiple copies of 24 different subjects, plus three indistinct snapshots of a fire-walking ceremony (taken at night, hence under-exposed and ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 1925
- Extent:
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152 loose prints