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Kota, Nilgiris

There are 7 Kota colonies in the Nilgiri Mountains, all of which live very independently of each other. Kota are traditionally known for their handicraft skills such as pottery, terracotta and carving. They exchanged these with the neighbouring Toda and Badaga to obtain plant and animal goods. (Source: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~zagarell/nilcom2.html, accessed 16.12.09) Three barefoot men wrapped in shawls stand or squat in front of a rock face (rock face see also VIII C 216)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kota
Object type
positives (photographs)
Dimensions
Height: 36,5 cm
Width: 30,1 cm
Height: 25,2 cm
Width: 20,1 cm
Material/Technique
mounted on cardboard
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII C 213

Provenance and sources

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

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