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| Name of the Collection | Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Photographs, Negatives, Postcards and Picture-Series, 1966-1988 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Photographs, 1957-1988 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 10 |
| Abstract | Devahuti and Damodar P. Singhal’s visit to Indonesia. Includes photographs of artifacts housed in the Jakarta Museum such as rings resembling the Limbang hoard rings (from Brunei Bay), Saiva statuary, the Yupa Inscriptions and photographs of the Reog performance with Sundanese Gamelan music of Indonesia. Also include photographs of East Kalimantan province, including remains of a Shiva statue, a trisula and other artefacts in the Mulawarman Museum and the Royal Cemetery in Tenggarrong, the Mahakam River, Kuin Uttara (the grave of the first Muslim sultan of Banjarmasin), the cemetery at Mertapura, artefacts from the Lambung Mangkurat Museum and other photographs from South Kalimantan. |
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| Keywords | Indonesia; Jakarta Museum; Brunei Bay; Saiva; Shiva; Yupa Inscription; Reog performance; Sundanese Gamelan music; East Kalimantan; Trisula; Mulawarman Museum; Royal Cemetery; Tenggarrong; Mahakam river; Kuin Uttaral; Sultan; Banjarmasin; Mertapura; Lambung Mangkurat Museum; South Kalimantan; Artefact |
| Start Date “Period From” | May 1905 |
| End Date “Period To” | May 1905 |
| Extent | 120 p. |
| Item type/Format | Black & White, Colour |
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| Remarks | 57 duplicates |
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| Donor | Veena Sachdev (Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust) |
| Donation Date | March 2018 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |