Portrait of an Apatani man
This Apatani man, posing for the camera in 1962, wears the traditional hair style knot with skewer, and small rings hanging from cane rings in his ear lobes : the pair of jungle cat teeth hanging around his neck was also popular, and smaller versions are still worn today : the safety pin on his mach...
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Portrait of an Apatani man [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1962.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Summary: |
This Apatani man, posing for the camera in 1962, wears the traditional hair style knot with skewer, and small rings hanging from cane rings in his ear lobes : the pair of jungle cat teeth hanging around his neck was also popular, and smaller versions are still worn today : the safety pin on his machete shoulder strap was a prized possession in the 1940s, traded up from Assam, and soon became widespread : His jacket is more recent, and may be the red jacket given by the government to 'village headmen' in the 1940s and later. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1962.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Access: |
© 1962, 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. |