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.

Full title: Agricultural ritual among Irulas [electronic resource].
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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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.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
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.