Apatani woman and child on a house porch
This young Apatani woman has the traditional facial tattoos and nose plugs : at age five or six, tattoo lines were made by pricking the skin with thorns and then rubbing in a mixture of coal black and cooking oil : One line was drawn from forehead to the tip of the nose, and another five on the chin...
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Apatani woman and child on a house porch [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. |
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