Apatani granaries
These granaries, standing next to the paddy fields, are used to store rice and millet : this type of construction, with bent bamboo, has now been replaced with a larger, square, wooden structure raised up on wooden or concrete posts : Each family owns one or more granaries : apatanis measure the siz...
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Apatani granaries [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 granaries, standing next to the paddy fields, are used to store rice and millet : this type of construction, with bent bamboo, has now been replaced with a larger, square, wooden structure raised up on wooden or concrete posts : Each family owns one or more granaries : apatanis measure the size of a plot of land by what proportion of a granary its crop would fill. |
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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. |