Chenchu man with musical instrument
This is the headman (or peddamanchi) of the Chenchu settlement of Malapur, which had five houses. He is playing the kineri, an instrument borrowed and adapted from south Indian tradition. The Chenchus use bamboo for the stem, on which they stretch two metal strings over nine bone bridges and attach...
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Chenchu man with musical instrument [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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| Summary: |
This is the headman (or peddamanchi) of the Chenchu settlement of Malapur, which had five houses. He is playing the kineri, an instrument borrowed and adapted from south Indian tradition. The Chenchus use bamboo for the stem, on which they stretch two metal strings over nine bone bridges and attach gourds. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
| Access: |
© 1940, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Andhra Pradesh -- Mahbubnagar District -- Malapuram. |