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1. Mss Eur F222/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16
Title:
Photograph album illustrating the self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs. Photographer(s): Edmund Henderson Hunt and John Henderson Hunt (Baron Hunt of Fawley)
Scope & Content:
Black post-bound album measuring 312 mm x 437 mm, with 35 sepia-toned prints mounted one to a page, the majority with typescript caption labels pasted beneath. Some of the prints have pencilled references to plate numbers and are marked Copyright reserved, indicating published use in John Hender...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925-1927
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Mss Eur F222/16(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(34)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Fakir with eyeball extruded.] Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 255x303mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = Andhra Prad...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F222/16(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(5)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Disinfecting the skewer by licking it. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Devotees preparing for self-mutilation rites. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 222x212mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and cu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F222/16(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(2)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Ready to start. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 1. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 229x292mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad (A.P.); India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F222/16(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(4)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Fakir preparing for self-mutilation rites.] Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man kneeling on mat in verandah, preparatory to enacting self-mutilation rites. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 259x306mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F222/16(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(6)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewer through tongue. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Member of sect with tongue pierced by long skewer. Original ¼-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 190x285mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F222/16(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(9)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skilled assistance [in inserting skewers]. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in prints 4 and 7 is here seen helping to insert a skewer through the cheek of another. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 233x301mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F222/16(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(15)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Rolling along the sword. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography View from behind: two men hold the sword parallel to the ground, blade uppermost, while the figure seen in print 14 slides his neck along the blade. The sword is seen here deeply embedded. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 275x203mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F222/16(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(19)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Pushing skewer into neck. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in prints 17-18, here photographed in the act of inserting skewer. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 209x245mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1925
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F222/16(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(21)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewer in position through neck. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man posed with skewer inserted through neck and protruding from other side. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 309x258mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious obser...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item