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Masks have been used since ancient times for religious, cultural and entertainment purposes. An essential element in many rituals and festivals, the mask extends its power and mystery for the wearer as well as the audience.
This interesting book brings together the various types of masks used in the different states of India. Complemented with colourful illustrations, it presents the art of making, wearing and acting a mask as can be seen in the rituals and ...
A comb is far hair care, a necessary item of cosmetry, one item that is possessed by every individual, a visit to the market will reveal the variety of combs that are available and a visit to the barber will educate as to the special uses of a variety of combs of which the barber seems to be a veritable master. Almost no Victorian novel does not have passages devoted to the silver hair brushes and mirror laid on the new bride’s dressing table. No marriage in ...
This volume is an outcome of the many years of fieldwork among various groups by successive teams of anthropologists aided by the members of the Photography unit of the Anthropological Survey of India. Hairstyle is more than just a statement of fashion, it embodies aspects of aesthetics, skills, customs and indicates in many ways, the social-structural dimensions of society. Tradition, heritage and social identity are also embodied through hairstyle as is ...
This volume is the outcome of the first ethnographic survey of the Nicobarese people, living in the Great Nicobar Island, the farthest and the southernmost land mass in the Bay of Bengal on the one hand and the Indian Ocean on the other. The cultural pattern of the tribe who are scattered over twelve Islands are undergoing rapid changes owing to cultural contact with the outer world. The members living in the Great Nicobar Island, the remotest and most ...
The general notion about the Anglo-Indians is that of a misunderstood community. Over the years they have acquired the image of a 'fun-loving' community. But their unobtrusive contribution in the building of modern India has remained unnoticed to the general mass. The book attempts to explore the significant contributions of the community in various facets of life and at the same time throws light on their past, present and future. This slender volume is the ...