Concrete monument at an Apatani ritual location
This concrete monument, modelled after Christian funeral structures, announces the establishment of a ritual location : It is an enclosure, owned by a clan or set of clans, where pigs are blessed and sacrificed during the Myoko festival in March each year.
| Full title: |
Concrete monument at an Apatani ritual location [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
This concrete monument, modelled after Christian funeral structures, announces the establishment of a ritual location : It is an enclosure, owned by a clan or set of clans, where pigs are blessed and sacrificed during the Myoko festival in March each year. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Access: |
© 1978, 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. |