Agricultural ritual among Irulas
These Irula women are using short-handled hoes to clear a hillside (probaby for the cultivation of ragi or maize), while a group of men play drums and a flute. The drum heads are covered with buffalo hide, and the flute is a type (the nagasvaram) used all over India. A woman, wearing leaves and palm...
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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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| Summary: |
These Irula women are using short-handled hoes to clear a hillside (probaby for the cultivation of ragi or maize), while a group of men play drums and a flute. The drum heads are covered with buffalo hide, and the flute is a type (the nagasvaram) used all over India. A woman, wearing leaves and palm fronds, dances behind the drummer as if in possession. |
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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. |