From Erode: The mountains near Dohnavur, the place where we saw Miss Carmichael's protegees. These mountains are the eastern slopes of the Western ghats, very different from the western slopes towards the sea. Dohnavur is 40 miles from Nagarcoil, 60 miles from Cape Comorin. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of the mountains near Dohnavur, the place where we saw Miss Carmichael's protegees. These mountains are the eastern slopes of the Western ghats, very different from the western slopes towards the sea. Dohnavur is 40 miles from Nagarcoil, 60 miles from Cape Como...
From Erode: Wailing women, Cape Comorin. Bake had recorded the singing of the thin woman during his previous visit. This time she sang (wailed) together with another companion. It was remarkable that their wailing was clearly for two voices. Each sang a different song, with a different tune, but together. One had a deep humming voice, reciting her poem with slight melodic variation. The other one had a high voice; her variations had nothing to do with the alto's. The result was distinctly we...
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of wailing women, Cape Comorin. Bake had recorded the singing of the thin woman during his previous visit. This time she sang (wailed) together with another companion. It was remarkable that their wailing was clearly for two voices. Each sang a differe...
From Erode: Singing Brahmin girls; their boss with the violin in the background. Their singing was anything but beautiful. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the singing Brahmin girls; their boss with the violin in the background. Their singing was liked by Bakes.
From Erode: Singing Brahmin girls; their boss with the violin in the background. Their singing was anything but beautiful. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of the singing Brahmin girls; their boss with the violin in the background. Their singing was anything but beautiful.
From Erode: Onlookers and singers in Kovilam, 1.5 miles from Cape Comorin. They sang the Stages of the Cross. At the back the top of the "elephant". Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
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Genre: Portrait Photography View of onlookers and singers in Kovilam, 1.5 miles from Cape Comorin. They sang the Stages of the Cross. At the back the top of the "elephant".