Toda woman sewing
This Toda woman is embroidering a white cotton shawl (which Todas bought from Tamils in the market place) with black thread. She wears her hair in long braids, as was customary, and her body is tattooed with dots in a design of squares.
| Full title: |
Toda woman sewing [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1948.
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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 Toda woman is embroidering a white cotton shawl (which Todas bought from Tamils in the market place) with black thread. She wears her hair in long braids, as was customary, and her body is tattooed with dots in a design of squares. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1948.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
| Access: |
© 1948, 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 -- Tamil Nadu -- Nilgiris District -- Melgars. |