Apatani men on a ritual platform
These Apatani men are on a ritual platform in the centre of a village : Owned by a different clan or set of clans, several platforms are found in each village, where they are used as a stage for major ritual events : Both these men wear the traditional hair style knot with skewer, string of metal be...
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Apatani men on a ritual platform [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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| Summary: |
These Apatani men are on a ritual platform in the centre of a village : Owned by a different clan or set of clans, several platforms are found in each village, where they are used as a stage for major ritual events : Both these men wear the traditional hair style knot with skewer, string of metal beads on the hair line and small earring hanging from a cane ring in the lobe : the man standing wears the traditional, and by this time largely discarded, cane belt and cloth penis cover : He also wears the traditional bands of cane below the knee and a jacket that became popular after the 1950s : Hanging from this man's neck is a needle-like piece of metal useful for many tasks, such as basket-making : Hanging from the neck of the squatting man is a traditional pair of jungle cat teeth. |
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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. |