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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Apatani pig sacrifice [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1980.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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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. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1980.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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© 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. |
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India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani valley. |