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Inflated animal skins
***Further images, possibly taken at the same time by James Ricalton, but not named, from calisphere, University of California, and others: [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1v19r0zr/?order=2&brand=calisphere Crossing Sutley in bullock-skin boats. India], [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt667nd6cs/?order=2&brand=calisphere Ferry boats of Bullock Skins on the Sutley River in the Himalayas, India], [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4t1nd5zd/?order=2&brand=calisphere Boatmen - Sutley River. India], Two versions of Inflated Bullock Skins Used for Ferry Boats on Sutlej River in Punjab, India: [http://monk.radford.edu/cdm/ref/collection/keystone/id/439 Radford University Digital Collections], [http://library24.library.cornell.edu:8280/luna/servlet/detail/CUL_KAR~1~1~6091~100437:Inflated-Bullock-Skins-for-Ferry-Bo Cornell University Library], [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt3t1nd50m/?order=2&brand=calisphere Boatman leaving Sutley River and carrying home boats, India].
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0I0oU5lyOg "The British Empire and India (part 1 of 2)"] Includes a segment at 3.16 on the Khatnaoo. YouTube
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b747693?urlappend=%3Bseq=84 C 1890: a reference to mussaks or inflated skins, used for water travel]. Page 72, also page 74 ''Some Rambles of a Sapper'' by Brigr-Genl. Herbert Henry Austin. 1928 Hathi Trust Digital Library
* A smaller inflated sheepskin, usually used as a water-carrier's bag: [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001679470b?urlappend=%3Bseq=121 Illustration: Our Bath] [swimming pool] with a description on [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951001679470b?urlappend=%3Bseq=124 page 124] of an inflated sheep’s hide, used for fun in the pool. '' "Curry & Rice," on Forty Plates, or, The Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station" in India'' by‬ George Francklin Atkinson 1858 Hathi Trust. Note: Illustration can be rotated.
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