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EAP1153/1/7/20
- Record Id:
- 040-004518609
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004515243
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100178855410.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1153/1/7/20
- Title:
- नेत्राकाट - I
- Additional Titles:
-
Netrakat-1 - The tradition of crafting eyes for gods
- Scope & Content:
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This is a note describing the art of crafting eyes with metal for the various Hindu idols of the region. The article describe a shop the family business known to practice this art in Rajasthan in Nathdwara. The article tells about the process as well as the social context of this art form and its precarious endangered state in modern society.
Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 3 loose pages.
Physical characteristics: A set of 3 loose pages typewritten with black ink. Acid discolouration is visible and the pages have folds and tears along the sides. Rust stains are visible on one corner.
Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Documentation of music and folklore in Western Rajasthan
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004515243
036-004518589
040-004518609 - Is part of:
- EAP1153/1 : Rupayan Sansthan
EAP1153/1/7 : The documents within this series mainly contain notes, reports and general reflection made through the ethnographic fieldwork…
EAP1153/1/7/20 : नेत्राकाट - I - Hierarchy:
- 032-004515243[0007]/036-004518589[0020]/040-004518609
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1153/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 3 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1153-1-7-20
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Hindi
- Scripts:
- Devanagari
- Start Date:
- 1970
- End Date:
- 1979
- Date Range:
- 1970s
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Physical Characteristics:
- A set of 3 loose pages typewritten with black ink. Acid discolouration is visible and the pages have folds and tears along the sides. Rust stains are visible on one corner
- Former External References:
- 512.0
- Arrangement:
- Arranged in Series by ARCE
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies of the material are also located at Rupayan Sansthan, ARCE, British Library
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the Rupayan Sansthan, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan State, India.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)