Apatani pig sacrifice

Each year Apatanis celebrate the Myoko festival, in which a pig sacrifice is the main event. In the village (or set of villages) that is playing host that year, each clan sets up a special altar (seen in the background) of bamboo poles and shavings. Each family in the clan then brings a specially re...

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Full title: Apatani pig sacrifice [electronic resource].
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1980.
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Summary: Each year Apatanis celebrate the Myoko festival, in which a pig sacrifice is the main event. In the village (or set of villages) that is playing host that year, each clan sets up a special altar (seen in the background) of bamboo poles and shavings. Each family in the clan then brings a specially reared pig to the altar where it is decorated with rice powder and rice beer. After a shaman chants over each animal, a few are killed on the spot, but most are taken home to be cut up. The blood from the Myoko pig is later mixed with rice and served in a feast. Only when a new bride eats that meal is she considered formally part of her husband's clan. In this photograph, the shaman is standing on the right, with his arms raised.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1980.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
ASC.
REGIONS.
FORMATS.
PHOTOS.
RSEA.
FURER.
ILOA.
Access: © 1980, 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 valley.