Apatani egg divination
These Apatani men are sitting on a house porch conducting an egg divination : Divination, with chicken or pig livers or eggs, is conducted by respected older men who may or may not be shamans : the colour and shape of the inside of the egg are inspected and discussed before a definitive interpretati...
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Apatani egg divination [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 sitting on a house porch conducting an egg divination : Divination, with chicken or pig livers or eggs, is conducted by respected older men who may or may not be shamans : the colour and shape of the inside of the egg are inspected and discussed before a definitive interpretation is reached : In addition to the traditional hair style knot with skewer, several men wear a pair of jungle cat teeth hanging from their neck. |
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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. |