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Hearst Museum object titled Bec, accession number 9-18499, described as bec
Hearst Museum object titled Bec, accession number 9-10050, described as Bec
Hearst Museum object titled Bec/flake, accession number 9-18582, described as Bec/flake broken on notch
Hearst Museum object titled Bedsheet, accession number 9-11404, described as Bed sheet; white cotton; twill weave; handwoven; length 236 cm, width 126 cm. native name: chaddar. Made by men.
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 9-11099, described as belt, men’s shall; rope, cowrie shells; 83 cm length
Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30484, described as 8 x 10" Black and white negative of Camp Sultanpur - Hoefler Expedition with their camera equipment amidst a crowd. Hoefler's original description: "Bhopal State, Central India. Near Camp Sultanpur. This Central Indian State is noted for its tiger hunting, and here the Hoefler Asiatic Expedition went as invited guests of His Highness The Nawab of Bhopal. Many tigers were successfully photographed due to the highly organized system by which His Highness conducted the tiger beats, After these tiger hunts there were dances by the villagers, celebrating the killing of the tigers, and the photograph shows the camera crew preparing to film the orchestra at one of these tiger dances." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Socony-Vacuum Corporation. Publicity Department.
Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30533, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of a statue of Hanuman next to a road. Hoefler's original description: "Gwalior State, Central India. Throughout India, along its highways and byways, are shrines, erected to different gods. The traveler soon becomes accustomed to seeing, on every hand, the images of the monkey god, the elephant god and numerous others. The picture shows two small shrines erected to the monkey god, Hanuman, who enjoys a wide following over the whole of India. Images of Hanuman are to be found in most temples, as well as in public places. In those provinces where there are many followers of Vishnu, a person can scarcely move a yard without coming across an image of this beloved god.
Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30503, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of musicians and dancers. Hoefler's original description: "Bhopal State, Central India. This young lady was considered very good and won first place in the dance marathon by popular applause. The masked dancer who opposed her was really very much better, but when it turned out that it was a man, great excitement and laughter ensued, followed by the awarding of the first prize to this smiling artist from the village of Kheri. The young man with the long drum was without doubt the star performer of the entire show, his drumming and dancing being really exceptional.
Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30482, described as 8 x 10" Black and white negative of Dewatya, a tiger camp, in Bhopal State. Hoefler's original description: "Bhopal State, Central India. The Tiger Camp called Dewatya. His Highness The Nawab of Bhopal believes in efficiency and comfort. This Camp was established in the tiger jungles in order that the Hoefler party might properly film the big striped cats of India, and to this Camp were invited many distinguished guests, including Lady Sykes, wife of the Governor of Bombay Presidency. Many delightful days were spent in this place and several tigers fell to the guns of the hunters, all of them affording material for the pictures, just prior to or after their demise.
Hearst Museum object titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30487, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of Hoefler and his expedition posing with a dead tiger and camera equipment. Hoefler's original description: "Bhopal State, Central India. Paul L. Hoefler with the first tiger obtained in Central India near Kheri. Because of the density of the jungle and the wide area over which the tiger ranges, it requires an intimate knowledge of this cat's habits to be successful in photographing. It required months of preparation and weeks of hard work in a killing heat to obtain a few hundred feet of film picturing the tiger in his native jungle." Verso: Prints Supplied To: Socony-Vacuum Corporation. Bell & Howell.

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