Apatani men carrying firewood
These Apatani men are carrying firewood, cut from hardwood trees on the slopes of the mountains that surround the Apatani valley : tree plantations are usually owned by clans but in some cases by individual families, and an expedition for cutting the wood was typically undertaken by men of a clan or...
| Full title: |
Apatani men carrying firewood [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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| Summary: |
These Apatani men are carrying firewood, cut from hardwood trees on the slopes of the mountains that surround the Apatani valley : tree plantations are usually owned by clans but in some cases by individual families, and an expedition for cutting the wood was typically undertaken by men of a clan or family : Each Apatani family requires a considerable amount of firewood, which was also supplied by bamboo, to heat water as well as to keep houses warm in the cold winters. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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| 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 -- Apatani River valley. |