This photo negative shows a group of men standing surrounding a man standing with knife in hand, there is a line mark above the photo negative mentioning the man with knife, a traditionally dressed man with head covered by cloth bundle and knife in right hand, he is ready to cut the banana tree stem arranged in row on ground surface, this ritual is performed as religious practice among the people, there are different age group people gathered in common place with different dress patterns, many trees are also found surrounding the gathering inbetween the houses. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 6 cm, width 6 cm. Condition of original material: Deteriorated and discolored. Country of Origin: India. Related regions: Tamil Nadu. Related towns/cities: Kilvelur.
The Magic Man show
Item details
Creation date:
Mid 20th century
Content type:
Photograph
Place of origin:
India.
Originals information:
The original material is located in Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC), Konnerimukku, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris.
Reference:
EAP1274/3/156/2
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1274:
- Collection EAP1274/3:
- File EAP1274/3/156:
- Item EAP1274/3/156/2:
