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131. Mss Eur F222/16(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(3)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Another one ready. He is blind in his left eye. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Fakir kneeling on cloth with bundle of skewers, in preparation for the self-mutilation rites seen in the following prints. His blindness probably relates to the practice of extruding the eyeball (see prints ). Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F22...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1925
Extent:
1 item

132. Mss Eur F222/16(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(7)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Skewers through tongue and through scalp into bone of skull. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The man seen in print 4, here with skewers inserted through tongue and into skull. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 252x304mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religiou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
13 Apr 1927
Extent:
1 item

133. Mss Eur F222/16(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(13)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Skewer inserted] Through the abdominal wall. The scars of old attempts are clearly seen. Not a drop of blood. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view of inserted skewer. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 246x308mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mut...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
9 Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

134. Mss Eur F222/16(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(20)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Pushing skewer into neck. Notice the veins of his forehead protruding. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography The same photograph as print 19, enlarged and cropped to show central figure only. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 276x229mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

135. Mss Eur F222/16(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(25)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Right side of neck, one minute after removal of skewer, showing fresh wound of entrance. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close head-and-shoulders profile of the man seen in prints 22-24. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 239x308mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = A...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

136. Mss Eur F222/16(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(26)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Left side of neck, two minutes after removal of skewer, showing fresh wound of exit. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Half-profile of left side of man seen in prints 22-25. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 229x307mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilation Location = Andhra Prade...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 item

137. Mss Eur F222/16(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(27)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Scars on shaved area of scalp, showing where skewer enters. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Close view looking down onto the top of the skull of the man seen in prints 22-26. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 255x307mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religiou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jul 1927
Extent:
1 item

138. Mss Eur F222/16(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(28)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad.] Young fakeer showing exactly where he presses the point of the skewer [to extrude eyeball]. Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Young man holding eye gouge near the outermost point of the right eye, preparatory to extruding the eyeball. Original whole-plate glass negative at Mss Eur F222/47. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 247x308mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jul 1927
Extent:
1 item

139. Mss Eur F222/16(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/16(29)
Title:
[Rafai fakirs, Hyderabad. Young fakeer showing exactly where he presses the point of the skewer to extrude eyeball.] Photographer: Hunt, Edmund Henderson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 28, but a more general view, looking down onto the seated figure. [Sepia-toned bromide print, 256x306mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; Rafai Fakirs; religion; religion (Islam); religious observances (Islamic); rites and customs; self-mutilati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jul 1927
Extent:
1 item

140. Mss Eur F222/10(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/10(3)
Title:
Usman Ali Khan, Nizam of Hyderabad, in conversation with a European at Hyderabad Race Course. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Informal snapshot. [Gelatin silver print, 132x81mm]. Subjects = horse racing; Hunt Collection; Indian rulers; social life Location = Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad (A.P.); India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item