Portrait of an Apatani man
This portrait of Kago Bida, an influential man and priest of Hija village, was taken near Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's camp site in the Apatani valley : He described him as 'one of the richest and most influential of the younger men who : old me laughingly that he hoped to build up a...
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Portrait of an Apatani man [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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This portrait of Kago Bida, an influential man and priest of Hija village, was taken near Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's camp site in the Apatani valley : He described him as 'one of the richest and most influential of the younger men who : old me laughingly that he hoped to build up a polygamous household in the fashion of rich Daflas Nyishis : : I did not doubt his ability to content several women : Rosy-cheeked, powerfully built and always well and rather expensively dressed, he was the picture of a man fond of good living...' Certainly, he wears the traditional hair knot in a striking fashion, as well as the traditional metal string of beads on the hair line and small brass earrings through a cane ring. |
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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 -- Apatani River valley. |