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Object Number
2015.2.26.11
Display Title
Villagers of Dumbara, the untouchable Dalit community situated between the high-caste Hindu Brahman and Thakuri Chhetri villages of Srinagar and Karkibada, take in both fresh air and tobacco outside their warm but cramped homes, 1977
Descriptions
Object Description
Villagers of Dumbara, the untouchable Dalit community situated between the high-caste Hindu Brahman and Thakuri Chhetri villages of Srinagar and Karkibada, take in both fresh air and tobacco outside their warm but cramped homes on an early spring morning. Ethnic and caste status determined the geographical separation of the villages. Above Dumbara was the town of Karkibada, of the predominantly Karki-Chhetri caste; below the predominantly Brahman village of Srinagar. Dumbara village, Mugu district, 1977. p. 50
Department
Photographic
Date
1977
Artist
Kevin Bubriski
(1978)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Nepal
Materials
Digital
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Robert Gardner Visiting Artist Fellow
Provenance
Seller
Kevin Bubriski
(1/7/2015)
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