An Ooddoobahoo - Egypt - An old book with a picture of a man on it

Publication: .Bethesda, MD : U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Health & Human Services, [2010] ..Language(s): .English. .Format: .Still image ..Subject(s): .Self-Injurious Behavior.Hinduism.Culture.India. .Genre(s): .Pictorial Works. .Abstract: .Image of book which is open to a page containing a colored etching of a scantly-clad ascetic with right arm elevated. His public display of this self-inflicted pain or mortification could be seen in the temples around Calcutta in the 18th century. The ocher shawl suggests he is a Shivaite. From Solvyns's Collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings, sec. 7, pl. 10. ..Related Title(s): .Hidden treasure.Is part of: Collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings; See related catalog record: 2711493R ..Extent: .1 online resource (1 image) ..NLM Unique ID: .101601105 ..NLM Image ID: .A033247 ..Permanent Link: .101601105 (101601105 ) ..NLM Hidden treasure p. 73 .101569502 (101569502 )