Nayar house in upland Kerala
This is a Nayar family home, with tiled roof, verandah and several floors. The Nayars were traditionally matrilineal, and the traditional Nayar household consisted of all the matrilineally related kin, male and female, descended from a common female ancestor, living in one large house and compound.
| Full title: |
Nayar house in upland Kerala [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1953.
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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 is a Nayar family home, with tiled roof, verandah and several floors. The Nayars were traditionally matrilineal, and the traditional Nayar household consisted of all the matrilineally related kin, male and female, descended from a common female ancestor, living in one large house and compound. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1953.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
| Access: |
© 1953, 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 -- Kerala -- Idukki District. |