cover image: Entering the Birhor tanda

Entering the Birhor tanda

1956

The tanda is a temporary village of the Birhor people. The huts are made from leaves and branches. A piece of fabric is draped over one of the huts in order to dry in the sun. Women and children are seen in among the group of huts.[
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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-i0352
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/6b507716de0cc97654e7d9e41c2eac8f