IDNO

LS.100473.WHR

Description

On Catalogue Card: "India, S. Toda. 120.87
Birth ceremonmies
Tersveli sitting at the door of the puzhars or seclusion hut at Karia after childbirth
her hand is covered with putkuli and her face is turned from the sun to avoid the star or other body called Keirt which is supposed to be near the sun and very noxious.
(2 slides)
Rivers figs. 46, p. 325"

See associated reference for details of this image.

Place

S Asia; India; South India; Nilgiri Hills; Village Karia

Cultural Affliation

Toda

Named Person

Tersveli

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Rivers, William Halse Rivers

Date

1902

Collection Name

Rivers CollectionTeaching Slide Collection

Source

Rivers, William Halse Rivers

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

It is not certain whether these lantern slides were part of Rivers bequest, or were already a part of the Museum’s teaching collection before Rivers died.

This photograph may have been taken by Rivers.
This record was updated during research supported by Getty Grant Program One.