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71. Mss Eur F222/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/18
Title:
Photographs of the self mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, and of a fire walking ceremony. Photographer: Edmund Henderson Hunt
Scope & Content:
Collection of 152 loose prints illustrating the self-mutilation ceremonies of the Rafai Fakirs, a Muslim sect in Hyderabad State. The collection contains multiple copies of 24 different subjects, plus three indistinct snapshots of a fire-walking ceremony (taken at night, hence under-exposed and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1925
Extent:

152 loose prints

72. Mss Eur F222/25(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(15)
Title:
Leopard [Dead leopard, probably at Amguri, Assam]. Photographer: Buckingham, James
Scope & Content:
Dead leopard laid on verandah. [Albumen print, 241x194mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; hunting; hunting (leopard) Location = Amguri; Assam; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

73. Mss Eur F222/25(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(22)
Title:
[Horses and grooms in front of Amguri bungalow, Assam.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
[Gelatin silver print, 151x115mm]. Subjects = animals; horses; Hunt Collection; servants; syces Location = Amguri; Assam; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

74. Mss Eur F222/25(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(24)
Title:
[House servants grouped in front of Amguri bungalow, Assam.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
[Gelatin silver print, 152x115mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; occupations; servants Location = Amguri; Assam; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

75. Mss Eur F222/25(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(9)
Title:
Nagas, Amguri, Assam. Photograph by Sir James Buckingham 1880 or earlier (wet plate). Photographer: Buckingham, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two Naga men (one wearing an elaborate headdress) squatting in front of the Buckingham bungalow at Amguri. [Albumen print, 211x170mm]. Subjects = ethnic groups; Hunt Collection; Nagas (ethnic groups) Location = Amguri; Assam; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1970s
Extent:
1 item

76. Mss Eur F222/25(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(10)
Title:
[Tribal group (?Nagas), gathered at foot of tree, probably at Amguri, Assam.] Photographer: Buckingham, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of women and children posed in front of ficus tree. The older members of the group wear wicker baskets on their backs, in which they are carrying wood. [Albumen print, 236x178mm]. Subjects = ethnic groups; Hunt Collection; Nagas (ethnic groups) Locatio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1970s
Extent:
1 item

77. Mss Eur F222/25(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(23)
Title:
[Horses and grooms in front of Amguri bungalow, Assam.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Duplicate of print 22. [Geltin silver print, 148x102mm]. Subjects = animals; horses; Hunt Collection; servants; syces Location = Amguri; Assam; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

78. Mss Eur F222/25(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(16)
Title:
[Dead tiger, probably at Amguri, Assam.] Photographer: Buckingham, James
Scope & Content:
Dead tiger, laid on the same verandah as print 14. Probably a later print from a photograph of the 1880s. [Gelatin silver print, 242x190mm]. Subjects = Hunt Collection; hunting; hunting (tiger) Location = Amguri; Assam; India
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880s
Extent:
1 item

79. Mss Eur F222/25(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F222/25(45)
Title:
[Close view of sculptured figures of Kala and Kali in Cave 21 (Rameshvara), Ellora.] Photographer: Dayal, Deen
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of skeletal figures of Kala and Kali. [Silver printing-out paper, 204x275mm]. Subjects = Durga images; Hunt Collection; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Hindu); interiors; rock-cut sculpture; rock...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890s
Extent:
1 item

80. 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