Two young Apatani men
This portrait of two young Apatani men was taken near Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's camp site in the Apatani valley : Both men wear their hair in the traditional manner, knotted with a brass skewer, although they have added a piece of bamboo, with shavings, as special decoration : they also...
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Two young Apatani men [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 two young Apatani men was taken near Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's camp site in the Apatani valley : Both men wear their hair in the traditional manner, knotted with a brass skewer, although they have added a piece of bamboo, with shavings, as special decoration : they also wear the traditional cane belt and cloth penis cover and have the facial tattoos worn by men : at about 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 : then a single thick line was drawn on the boy’s chin : In 1974, the Apatani Youth Association demanded that facial tattoos for men and women, be abandoned, and today they are seen only on Apatanis above 35-40 years of age. |
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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. |
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India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani River valley. |