A photo negative picture of bull tied with rope covering the head and inserted into its nosal holes which was holded by two men standing on both sides, this bull has numbered 77 in token tied on its forehead of bull, the men holding the rope is seen with turban on their head with cloth towel in tamil it is called 'mundasu' name of the bull "Jallikattu". The rope is joined into the nose of bull to control it, this photograph is taken in a open ground with few trees covered in back of bull. A cow is seen tied in wooden block in the right side of photo. 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: Madras.
The "Jallikattu" Bull holding two men
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:
EAP1274/3/34/1
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1274:
- Collection EAP1274/3:
- File EAP1274/3/34:
- Item EAP1274/3/34/1:
