This is the second volume of Edgar Thurston's ethnographic survey of southern India, covering communities listed alphabetically from C to J. It describes their customs, occupations, social organisation and everyday life, with illustrations from the early twentieth century. It is worth listening to as a historical record of colonial-era anthropology and regional diversity.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Original Title Page. Castes and Tribes of Southern India Castes and Tribes of Southern India
By Edgar Thurston, C.I.E., Superintendent, Madras Government Museum; Correspondant Étranger, Société d’Anthropologie de Paris; Socio Corrispondante, Societa, Romana di Anthropologia. Assisted by K. Rangachari, M.A., of the Madras Government Museum. Volume II—C to J Government Press, Madras 1909.
List of Illustrations. I. Chenchus. II. Chenchu tree-climbing. III. Chenchu. IV. Chencu dance. V. Dāsaris. VI. Dēsāyi spoon. VII. Dēvānga. VIII. Ārē Dommara acrobat. IX. Ārē Dommara acrobat. X. Gamallas. XI. Gamalla muggu. XII. Gānga bride and bridegroom. XIII. Golla juggler. XIV. Golla Ganga muggu. XV. Gōndaliga musicians. XVI. Irula, Nilgiris. XVII. Irula, Nilgiris. XVIII. Irula, Chingleput. XIX. Irula, Chingleput. XX. Irulas collecting honey. XXI. Statue of Gummata at Karkai. XXII. Jain basti at Mudabidure. XXIII. Jain basti at Karkal. XXIV. Jōgi mendicant.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Volume II. Fleuron.
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