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Kurumba women

The Kurumba region lies on a high plateau at an altitude of up to 2600 metres and is bordered by dense tropical forest. The remote location and difficult climatic conditions have transformed this area into a kind of natural biological island that has been able to maintain its seclusion for centuries. The Kurumba language is still spoken by an estimated 4,900 people. Within India, the area stretches across three states with three different languages and three different school systems, creating a precarious situation for the Kurumba. The trend towards wildlife tourism is also proving to be a further threat to both the people and the ecosystem. (Source: http://www.kooperation-international.de/indien/geistes-und-sozialwiss/info/detail/data/42305/?PHPSESSID=ccee5d58af4196810779567d17114706) 3 barefoot women of different ages wrapped in shawls stand or squat in front of a rock face (rock face see also VIII C 213)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kurumba
Object type
positives (photographs)
Dimensions
Height: 25,9 cm
Width: 20,8 cm
Height: 36,2 cm
Width: 29,8 cm
Material/Technique
mounted on cardboard
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII C 216

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    India
    Tamil Nadu
    Kerala
    Nilgiri
    who
    Kurumba
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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