Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī boys and a man sing and dance moving in a clockwise circle, holding each other by the shoulder from behind. They sing “Vinchu chawla”--“A serpent has bitten me.” Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī musicians, perhaps a father and son, playing large ḍhol (right) and small tin can (left) for the dancers. Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi/Katkari Ādivāsī musicians, perhaps a father and son, playing large ḍhol (right) and small tin can (left) for the dancers. Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī boys and girls with the mission’s Father, of German descent, standing behind them. Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī men and boys relax on the floor after singing and dancing “Vinchu chawla” “A serpent has bitten me.” The speaker could be the troupe leader. Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.<br>Ref. (Related Items): Ethnomusicology Archive, UCLA (coll. 198609_NA84): Field Diary 1963-1964.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī boys and a man sing and dance on their haunches in a circle, holding each other by the waist from behind. They sing “Vinchu chawla”--“A serpent has bitten me.” Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī and a man sing and dance bending forward in a circle, holding each other by the shoulder from the side. They sing “Vinchu chawla”--“A serpent has bitten me.” Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī men and boys sing and dance “Vinchu chawla”--“A serpent has bitten me.” At Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī men and boys sing and dance “Vinchu chawla”--“A serpent has bitten me.” At Kune Mission village, after Khapoli, near Lonavala, Maharashtra.
Kathodi (Katkari) Ādivāsī women dance in curving line as Felix van Lamsweerde records audio holding a Neuman microphone for an NA reel-to-reel tape recorder slung over his shoulder.