cover image: Birhor children in the permanent settlement

Birhor children in the permanent settlement

1956

Four Birhor children pose to have their photo taken. Two of the children are wearing adult shirts in order to cover their nakedness. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish permanent settlements for the Birhor in the Ranchi district.[
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Authors

Halpern, Joel Martin

Collection
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Format
Photographs Slides (photographs)
Pages
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Place Discussed
India Jharkhand, India
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
India
Reference
Local other: mufs001-ii-i0372
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/9b581e07293235d55d3233b725935158