Apatani ritual platform

This ritual platform is made of hardwood planks and raised on thick wooden posts : It is used for ritual performances, especially the Murung (Feast of Merit) festival (Feasts of Merit) : today, the wood is being replaced with concrete slabs and posts : the tall pole to the right of the platform is a...

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Full title: Apatani ritual platform [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1944.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: This ritual platform is made of hardwood planks and raised on thick wooden posts : It is used for ritual performances, especially the Murung (Feast of Merit) festival (Feasts of Merit) : today, the wood is being replaced with concrete slabs and posts : the tall pole to the right of the platform is a babo pole : Cut from hardwood and approximately 15-20 metres, it is erected on or near a platform during the annual Myoko festival : In front of the platform is a set of bamboo poles, decorated with bamboo shavings, erected as part of the festival : the men and boys on the platform are preparing bamboo pieces for the construction of ritual altars during the last days of the festival.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1944.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
FURER.
RSA.
PHOTOS.
Access: © 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 -- Mudan Tage -- Apatani River valley.