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What is happening at Jenu Kuruba Digital Archive
Prepared by Rayson K. Alex
Prepared on 25 October, 2008
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Foci of ResearchDocumentation/making of:1. Indigenous knowledge on elephants and
elephant-training2. Tree-house construction3. Oral history of displacement4. Dictionary of Jenu Kuruba words5. Medicinal plant garden6. Cultural aspects of Jenu Kurubar
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Indigenous Knowledge on Elephants
• visited Murkal hamlet where Jenu Kurubar train elephants
• interviewed mahouts and members of the hamlet
• videographed the activities of mahouts and elephants
• documented Dasra festival in the perspective of Jenu Kuruba mahouts
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A rogue elephant being trained by a Jenu Kuruba mahout
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Angusha
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Making of angusha
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Agga
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Metal chains used instead of agga
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Food made for elephants
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Raagi muddhe made for elephants
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Wooden bowl where food is mixed
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Cage for untamed elephants
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Elephant in the pond
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Elephants drinking water from the pond
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Elephants decorated for Dasra
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Decorated elephant in front of Mysore Palace
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Two trees worshipped by Jenu Kurubar
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A Jenu Kuruba talking to a wild elephant
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Tree-houses are built to scare wild elephants out of hamlets and cultivated lands.
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A tree-house built on a bamboo-cluster
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Making of a tree-house
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Dictionary making (220 words collected)
Strategies used in the making of dictionary:1. finding words relevant to the culture of Jenu Kurubar – began
with words denoting parts of body, things used at home and haadi, cultural institutions, family relations, animals and birds (domesticated as well as wild)
2. learning the pronunciation of the words – to find out the difference between Tamil/Malayalam and Jenu Kuruba – a new transliteration key to be made for Jenu Kuruba language for the pronunciation of some phonemes are entirely different from any other Dravidian language.
3. finding the meanings of words4. understanding the grammatical specifications of words5. recording the pronunciation of words using Sound Forge
Software
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Jenu Kuruba words and their meaningsnitho stop kattu bunch baayi hole dammu breathing trouble (asthma) naatha fowl smell aalu2 tell bere another thappu wrong seri right koobi gun ithaakku left side athaagu right side inthaakku back munthaakku front aleethu old beeja testicle siitha (Adj) cold thannage (Adj) cold bili (Adj) white basiri (Adj) pregnant
kari (Adj) black osaathu (Adj) new neenga (Adj) you (plural) nee (Adj) you (singular) ona (Adj) dry alla (adv) down mele (adv) up aathu (adv) over guddappa (n) A person who invokes spirit (shaman) thenginaa (n) coconut athi (n) cotton agga (n) coir kooli (n) chicken guye (n) cave kattepoonja (n) centipede yajamaana (n) chieftain of a hamlet aadu (n) lamb banaakku (n) lamp
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Field workers collecting medicinal plants from hamlets
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Medicinal plants being planted in the office campus by elders
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Medicinal plant garden
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Documented Mini-Dasra festival at HD Kote
two art forms of Jenu Kurubar displayed
1. Kolaattam2. Puliyaattam
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Puliyaattam
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Kolaattam
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Niralukaraivathu (niralu-shadow, karaivathu-calling)
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Things used in ritual
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Guddayya
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A test to check the arrival of spirits
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Ritual performed at the river-side
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Fowl sacrificed during the ritual
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Spirit came on a woman’s body
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Chasing out of devil
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Land being prepared for the ritual
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Workshop done on “Digital Visualization” at Government
Hostel for College students, HD Kote
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Workshop organized by Jenu Kuruba Digital Archive for students at the government hostel, HD Kote
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Mr.Ksheerasagar translating Rajasekar (photograph taken by shailandra)
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Process of Archiving1. Writing report of the field trip in SIL software2. Naming photographs3. Storing the materials collected (photographs and audio files) as
separate files on computer as per the dates on which they are taken4. Preparing log sheets for photographs audio files and video in English5. Preparing log sheets for photographs audio files and video in Jenu
Kuruba language (at the second stage of the project)6. Uploading report, photographs and other materials collected in Wiki(2900 Photographs, 12 hours of audio and 25 hours of video were
collected from various hamlets of Jenu Kurubar)
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Report on Jenu Kuruba Digital Archive done on SIL Software
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A model of Still-log sheet
1. Camera model used : Canon and Fugi2. Images stored at : NFSC Archive, Nungambakkam & Digital Community archive, H.D. Kote A] Date of collection : 01 October 2008
B] Name of the project : Project of the oral history of displacement at HD.Kote
C] Name of the place : H.D. Kote, Mysore
3. Field notes : Mini Dasra Festival at HD Kote
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Sl. No. Photo name Photographer’s name1. A bull decorated Rayson
2. A bull decorated1 Rayson
3. a chieftain in a hamlet Rayson
4. A float in the procession Rayson
5. A float in the procession1 Rayson
6. A Jenu Kuruba Rayson
7. A leaf cap Rayson
8. a non-tribal group getting ready for their performance Rayson
9. artists Rayson
10. bear dancing in puliattam Rayson
11. Bear dress Rayson
12. Bearmask Rayson
13. face of the artist painted Rayson
14. Jenu Kuruba having food in the hotel Rayson
15. kodi kambam lifted Rayson
16. kolattam Rayson
17. kolattam1 Rayson
18. kolattam2 Rayson
19. Kolattam artists dressing up Rayson
20. Kolattam artists dressing up1 Rayson
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Video log sheet – 01
1. Camera model used : Panasonic MD 1002. Images stored at : NFSC Archive,
Nungambakkam & Digital Community archive, H.D. Kote
A] Date of collection : 01 October 2008B] Name of the project : Project of the oral history
of displacement at HD.KoteC] Name of the cinematographer: S.RajasekarD] Name of the place : H.D. Kote, Mysore 4. Field description : At NFSC Digital Archive Office
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Description of the place
Tape No Description of the shot
HD Kote 13 Kolattam and puliyaattam dressing before Mini Dasra
HD Kote 13 Dance in the procession
HD Kote 13 Ariel shots
HD Kote 13 Street shots of Dasra Festival
HD Kote 14 Public meeting of Mini Dasra Festival
HD Kote 14 Stage performance of Jenu Kurubar
HD Kote 14 Interview with Jenu Kurubar people
HD Kote 14 Exit shots
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The Materials that are archived are uploaded on Wiki for a wider
access
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Report uploaded on Wiki
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Photograph uploaded on Wiki
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Technical training for the field workers
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Bamboo being sliced for making photo frames
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Photos and things used by Jenu Kurubar displayed in the archive
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Photographs being shown