Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The Red Fort in Delhi is also known as Lal Qila. The Diwan-i-Khas or "hall of private audience" was used by the emperor for giving private audience to the courtiers …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The Block Development Officer holding a block of jaggery made from sugarcane. Children from the village stand behind him.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A landscape view showing the vegetation of the uplands, with the Western Ghats in the distance. Houses can be seen among the trees.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Munda woman wearing a cloak or parasol woven from leafs. This is essentially a basket that covers the head, protecting the wearer from the sun. Such garments may also …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Five Birhor men are standing in the middle of the permanent settlement. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish permanent settlements for the Birhor in the Ranchi district.[


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

>This type of mortar and pestle here were seen all over India in the 1950's. Pounding grain is a common chore for young women of almost every ethnic group.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A woman walks with empty baskets on her head. Men ride in a rickshaw while a bicyclist passes by. A cart filled with bags of grain sits outside a shop.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Munda blacksmith pounds metal recently taken from a stone mold.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Cows and a pig graze near the canals surrounding this Hindu temple complex in South India.