1. Mss Eur F191/332(1377)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F191/332(1377)
- 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. Yakshagana. What Kathakali is for Malabar is Yakshagana for South Kanara. The subjects are the same: Mahabha...
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the yogi, whose part in Yakshagana usually is more or less comic. The other figure is a singularly undignified representation of Krishna. What Kathakali is for Malabar is Yakshagana for South Kanara [Karnataka]. The subjects are the same: Mahabharata, Ram...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- Jun 1938
- Extent:
- 1 item