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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F191 Subject Musical Instruments

81. Mss Eur F191/332(1338)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1338)
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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
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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
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Date Range:
Jun 1938
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1 item

82. Mss Eur F191/332(1339)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1339)
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From Erode: On Mr. Barton Wright's estate. Ayappanpaty singers, singing the adventures of Ayappan or Shasta. son of Shiva and Vishnu, the last one in female shape. The music is strictly unisono, even when six or seven people sing. There even is no rhythmic counterpoint. Each singer has a small drum, and even the most intricate rhythms accord perfectly, very impressive. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the Ayappanpaty singers, singing the adventures of Ayappan or Shasta. son of Shiva and Vishnu, the last one in female shape. The music is strictly unisono, even when six or seven people sing. There even is no rhythmic counterpoint. Each singer has a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

83. Mss Eur F191/332(1340)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1340)
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From Erode: In the compound of H. H. Appan Thampuran's palace: a small bow orchestra, much smaller than the one recorded formerly. The sound is better if there are twenty bows, but even three bows made of palmwood with bamboo strings give the peculiar gamelan effect. In addition there are a conch and cymbals. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography View taken in the compound of H. H. Appan Thampuran's palace: a small bow orchestra, much smaller than the one recorded formerly. The sound is better if there are twenty bows, but even three bows made of palmwood with bamboo strings give the peculiar gamelan effect. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

84. Mss Eur F191/332(1348)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1348)
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From Erode: Calicut. These two should come after Malappuram. Another group of Pullovens with the same instruments as in Ernakulam. The old man to the right was their escort with an umbrella of split palmleaves. Probably the dancing-hats of the Pariyahs in Trichur were also made of this material. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography View of the another group of Pullovens with the same instruments as in Ernakulam. The old man to the right was their escort with an umbrella of split palmleaves. Probably the dancing-hats of the Pariyahs in Trichur were also made of this material.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

85. Mss Eur F191/332(1360)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1360)
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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
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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

86. Mss Eur F191/332(1361)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1361)
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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

87. Mss Eur F191/332(1362)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1362)
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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
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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

88. Mss Eur F191/332(1376)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1376)
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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...
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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