IDNO

N.111509.WARC

Description

These four wooden figures are carved by Barhis, the caste of carpenters, and are concerned with the cattle-god Bir Kuar. Bir Kuar is Hindu cattle-god who is worshipped in the form of wooden posts which are erected in open feilds to firtilize female buffalos. Bir Kuar is worshiped during times of distress and often offered goat sacrifices and clay horse figurines. [MG 15/3/2012]

Place

S Asia; India; Jharkhand; Gumla; Jairagi

Cultural Affliation

Ahir

Named Person

Photographer

Archer, William

Collector / Expedition

Archer, William

Date

October 1938 - February 1939

Collection Name

William Archer Collection

Source

Archer, D. M.

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.111470.WARC - N.114674.WARC were located in the brown cardboard box, now numbered C617/.

N.111470.WARC - P.111671.WARC were located in a white cardboard box, now numbered C617/1.

N.111509.WARC - N.111512.WARC were located in a folded paper sheet, now numbered C617/1/5.

Publication: Similar image published in Arhcer, W.G., The Vertical Man: A Study in Pimitive Indian Sculpture (George Allen & Unwin Ltd) to face page 46 - 47, with the following caption:
"Jairagi” [MG 15/3/2012]