A Nook of Photos
[nook: a hidden or secluded spot]
Day after day photographs amaze the mind and startle the eye.
Dec 14, 2008
7:39pm
“Inflated river-craft of the Himalayan Hindu- This curious canoe rides the waters of the Sutlej. The dreas or mussocks as they are sometimes called, are inflated bullock skins, but are exceedingly light, and when afloat must be manipulated with care, as they are easily overturned. The native lies across the drea, paddles with his hands, and steers with his feet. If there is a passenger, he sits astride the native.”
(c. 1930), The Secret Museum of Mankind, Manhattan House, New York.
Photos from c. 1905.
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Dec 14, 2008
7:39pm
“Inflated river-craft of the Himalayan Hindu- This curious canoe rides the waters of the Sutlej. The dreas or mussocks as they are sometimes called, are inflated bullock skins, but are exceedingly light, and when afloat must be manipulated with care, as they are easily overturned. The native lies across the drea, paddles with his hands, and steers with his feet. If there is a passenger, he sits astride the native.”
(c. 1930), The Secret Museum of Mankind, Manhattan House, New York.
Photos from c. 1905.
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