Apatani men with a ritual platform in the background
These two Apatani men stand in front a ritual platform, made of hardwood planks raised on thick wooden posts : It is used for ritual performances, especially the Murung (Feast of Merit) festival : an Apatani village has several platforms, each of which is owned by a different clan or set of clans, :...
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Apatani men with a ritual platform in the background [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Subjects: |
Asia
-- India
-- Arunachal Pradesh
-- Lower Subansiri District
-- Ziro Tehsil
-- Hija
-- Apatani River valley.
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| Summary: |
These two Apatani men stand in front a ritual platform, made of hardwood planks raised on thick wooden posts : It is used for ritual performances, especially the Murung (Feast of Merit) festival : an Apatani village has several platforms, each of which is owned by a different clan or set of clans, : today, the wood is being replaced with concrete slabs and posts : In front of the platform stands a babo pole, cut from hardwood and approximately 15-20 metres high : It is is erected on or near a ritual platform during the annual Myoko festival : a smaller pole is also put up on the porch of every house in which a son was born during the previous three years the last time the village hosted the Myoko festival. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1944, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Hija -- Apatani River valley. |