IDNO

N.129700.HNL

Description

"A workman at Pulicat, near Madras.
Shaping chank shells into feeding vessels for infants. 1920 [sic pre 1914]." [Hornell's annotation]

A man sits in front of a building, working on white shells with a metal hammer and chisel. [FC 13/01/2016]

Place

S Asia; India; Coromandel Coast; Tamil Nadu; Tiruvallar District; Pulicat Lake [Madras]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Hornell, James

Collector / Expedition

Hornell, James

Date

pre 1914

Collection Name

Hornell Collection

Source

Hornell, Charlotte (Mrs)

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.129670.HNL - N.129702.HNL were found unaccessioned in Drawer C.44.21 of the Photo Store, in a cardboard box, now numbered C718/.

Date: The label on the negative dates this image to '1920' but the photograph was published in the below publication in 1914. The Date field has been amended accordingly. [JD 12/08/2016]

Publication: Image published in Hornell, J. 1914. The Sacred Chank of India: a monograph of the Indian conch (Turbinella pyrum). Madras Fisheries Bulletin No.7. Madras: Superintendent, Government Press, as Plate XI, fig.2, with the following caption: “Making children’s feeding spouts from chank shells, Karimanal, near Pulicat, Madras." [JD 12/08/2016]

MAA Facebook: Image published as a response to a post on 1/6/2017 with the caption: ""A workman at Pulicat, near Madras.
Shaping chank shells into feeding vessels for infants. 1920 [sic pre 1914]."
Photo by James Hornell, N.129700.HNL"
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