Title:

Herd of goats (Iconographic document)

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Chakar ; Kutch District ; Gujarat

Date issued/created:

[1992]

Description:

Photography (scan from a slide). The landscape around the Hindu temple in honor of Mommai mata, founded by Hothi Rajputs from the neighboring village of Mota Bandra, and used during the holidays of Mommai mata by kachchi rabari. Temple is located in a valley surrounded by hills. It is here that characteristic rabari night rituals take place in the autumn season. During the night ceremony 150-200 people gather around her, and is surrounded by the cordon of camels. For the shepherds rabari Mommai Mata is a tutelary deity riding a camel. The picture shows a herd of goats

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; social culture ; social life ; material culture ; kachchi rabari ; herd of goats

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

image/jpeg

Source:

part 2, box 3, 0068

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

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:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open