Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30563
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21150030563
Alternate number:
IWA-30 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
4 x 5" Black and white negative of wild boars near Chambal River. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. A full grown wild boar, such as anyone of several shown in this picture, will attack a tiger without the least compunction. The natives say that no leopard will attack a wild boar because he knows he will be bested in any encounter with them. In some states, these animals are trapped and placed in stockades to fight leopards and tigers. In every instance which Hoefler investigated, the boar bested the leopard. The tiger, because of his superior strength, often conquers this ferocious pig, which has absolutely no sense of fear.
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Chambal River in Rajputana
Maker or artist:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collector:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collection date:
1931-1932
Materials:
Cellulose nitrate film
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives
Production date:
1931-1932
Accession date:
August 8, 1985
Department:
Still and motion photography
Dimensions:
whole— length 5 inches and whole— height 4 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30563, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of wild boars near Chambal River. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. A full grown wild boar, such as anyone of several shown in this picture, will attack a tiger without the least compunction. The natives say that no leopard will attack a wild boar because he knows he will be bested in any encounter with them. In some states, these animals are trapped and placed in stockades to fight leopards and tigers. In every instance which Hoefler investigated, the boar bested the leopard. The tiger, because of his superior strength, often conquers this ferocious pig, which has absolutely no sense of fear.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30563, described as 4 x 5" Black and white negative of wild boars near Chambal River. Hoefler's original description: "Indian Wild Animals. A full grown wild boar, such as anyone of several shown in this picture, will attack a tiger without the least compunction. The natives say that no leopard will attack a wild boar because he knows he will be bested in any encounter with them. In some states, these animals are trapped and placed in stockades to fight leopards and tigers. In every instance which Hoefler investigated, the boar bested the leopard. The tiger, because of his superior strength, often conquers this ferocious pig, which has absolutely no sense of fear.

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