Chenchu men and a boy dancing and playing a drum

The dancing Chenchu man brandishes a knife and a stick, while the boy carries a stick. The drummer plays on goat-skin stretched over tamarind wood, using a piece of bamboo and a dried stick of tamarind. This dance took place during the season when liquor is distilled from the mohua flower (Bassia la...

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Full title: Chenchu men and a boy dancing and playing a drum [electronic resource].
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: The dancing Chenchu man brandishes a knife and a stick, while the boy carries a stick. The drummer plays on goat-skin stretched over tamarind wood, using a piece of bamboo and a dried stick of tamarind. This dance took place during the season when liquor is distilled from the mohua flower (Bassia latifolia).
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 -- Andhra Pradesh -- Mahbubnagar District -- Rampur.