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191. Mss Eur F191/332(1310)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1310)
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From Erode: Ernakulam. Pullovens, snake worshippers and exorcists, with their instruments: a violin with one string and a kind of rumbling-pot. (Bake explains the working of this instrument). Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of Pullovens, snake worshippers and exorcists, with their instruments: a violin with one string and a kind of rumbling-pot. (Bake explains the working of this instrument).
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Visual Arts
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Date Range:
Jun 1938
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1 item

192. Mss Eur F191/332(1311)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1311)
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From Erode: Ernakulam. Gives an idea of the Pullovens' small stature. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of Mrs. Bake with pullovens and the snake worshippers.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

193. Mss Eur F191/332(1329)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1329)
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From Erode: On Mr. Barton Wright's estate. Musicians with same instruments as in the village in Travancore. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of musicians with same instruments as in the village in Travancore.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

194. Mss Eur F191/332(1337)

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Mss Eur F191/332(1337)
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From Erode: On Mr. Barton Wright's estate. The musicians, a wild looking lot. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of musicians, a little unkempt appearance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

195. 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
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

196. 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
Scope & Content:
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
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

197. 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
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1938
Extent:
1 item

198. 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

199. 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
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

200. Mss Eur F191/332(1361)

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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

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