Halbi People

Bhatpal village, Bastar District, MP India
1967-1978

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One of the local girls.
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Halbi lady in all her finery.
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Jhurang and friend.
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Jhurang and Thiboo.
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Fran and Betsy in Halbi clothes

Betsy, Fran and friends on the front porch of their village house. The wrap around cloth was red cotton and very cool to wear.

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Ramborti, Paulette and Raibari, 1978
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Sukuntula.
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An old grandma sitting on her little pot.
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Young boy with the birds he trapped with the 'cik' sticky trap.
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A 'mohori' player

These mohori's are oboe like and have double reed.

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Bondka and Thibu displaying their catch of fish.

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