Chenchus dancing to drums
This photograph shows a group of Chenchu women and one man dancing during a ceremony in which other men also danced. The drums (one is visible on the far left) are made of goat skin stretched over a hoop of tamarind wood. They are tapped with two sticks, one of bambo and one of a tamarind.
| Full title: |
Chenchus dancing to drums [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
This photograph shows a group of Chenchu women and one man dancing during a ceremony in which other men also danced. The drums (one is visible on the far left) are made of goat skin stretched over a hoop of tamarind wood. They are tapped with two sticks, one of bambo and one of a tamarind. |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
|
| 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 -- Telangana -- Mahbubnagar District. |