Chenchu men dancing and playing a drum
The dancing Chenchu man brandishes a knife and a stick, while 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).
| Full title: |
Chenchu men dancing and playing a drum [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[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: |
The dancing Chenchu man brandishes a knife and a stick, while 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). |
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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 -- Rampur. |