Title:

Rural architecture and garments

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Description:

Fotografie przedstawiające mieszkańców Gudżartu i Radżistanu oraz pakistańskiej prowincji Sind. Szeroki wybór zdjęć przedstawia krajobraz, budynki, przestrzenie wiejskie, portrety, wybrane obrzędy, ubiory codzienne jak i odświętne oraz ikonografię. Wykonano je w latach 1989, 1992, 1994 i 1996. Jest to zapis pracy etnografa, jak również miejsc – wsi i świątyń, w których był przyjmowany prof. Dagnosław Demski. Zdjęcia stanowią cenny zapis zmiany profesji, porzucenie starych zabudowań oraz zmianę tradycyjnego ubioru

Name:

Kachchi Shepherds Ancestral Temple (Iconographic Document)

Other names:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu-Pasterze rabari

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Object description:

The photo shows a village family shrine in honor of Mommai Mata. Inside, on selected days of the full moon, rituals are dedicated to the goddesses according to the Hindu calendar. The altar has a more modern decor, as in place of the figurines there are oil prints with representations of Hindu mythology. At the top of the altar and on the left side of the wall, there is a sign of a trident (trisul) denoting Siwa. A fairly large number of red dots are painted on the altar vault, it is a sign of the goddess. At the bottom, in front of the altar, there are small metal vessels for an oil lamp, red fabrics, and coconuts offered to the goddess. A double-sided drum (dhol) hangs from the ceiling on the right and metal vessels for sacrifice on the left. The drum is used during night rituals to give rhythm to singing and dancing. For Rabari shepherds, Mommai mata is a protective goddess who rides a camel.

Author (of drawing, photo, record):

Demski, Dagnosław

Data:

1992

Accession number:

India part 3, box 23, 0015

Subject and Keywords:

rabari shepherds (kachchi) ; rituals ; ancestral temple

Relation:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open