Mithun ready for sacrifice in a Nyishi settlement
This mithun (bos frontalis) is tethered to a post, prior to sacrifice as part of a Nyishi ritual. In addition to providing meat, mithuns, which some Nyishis owned in large numbers in this part of the Subansiri region, were also used to pay debts, purchase land and negotiate marriage settlements. The...
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Mithun ready for sacrifice in a Nyishi settlement [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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This mithun (bos frontalis) is tethered to a post, prior to sacrifice as part of a Nyishi ritual. In addition to providing meat, mithuns, which some Nyishis owned in large numbers in this part of the Subansiri region, were also used to pay debts, purchase land and negotiate marriage settlements. The houses nearby are relatively small and recent, as indicated by the lack of thatch on the roof. Like most houses in the region, they were built primarily with bamboo but also hardwood poles and posts, and flattened bamboo on the roof. This scene is probably in the Nyishi village of Jorum, not far from the Apatani valley. A conical structure of bamboo, marking a man's grave, stands in the middle distance. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 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. |
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India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District. |