Agricultural ritual among Irulas
These Irula men are using short-handled hoes to clear a hillside (probaby for the cultivation of ragi or maize), while another group of men behind them play drums and a flute. In other photographs women do the clearing. The drum heads are covered with buffalo hide, and the flute is a type (nagasvara...
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Agricultural ritual among Irulas [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1953.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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