Apatani ritual hut

This structure, with bamboo roof and hardwood walls, is a ritual hut called a nago : Every village has two, three or four such huts, each of which belongs to a clan or a group of clans : this small hut is the centre of ritual activity during key events of the Myoko festival and during a ritual to pl...

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Full title: Apatani ritual hut [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1944.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: This structure, with bamboo roof and hardwood walls, is a ritual hut called a nago : Every village has two, three or four such huts, each of which belongs to a clan or a group of clans : this small hut is the centre of ritual activity during key events of the Myoko festival and during a ritual to placate the soul of the victim of a violent death : the enclosure of bamboo poles on the right is intended to prevent harmful spirits from entering the hut.
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.