Apatani medical treatment

On this porch, several Apatanis are being treated by blood suction : Incisions are made in the skin usually face, hands or legs, and then small bamboo pieces and/or serow horns are attached : the serow is a goat-like animal Capricornis thar : found in the eastern Himalayas, : Bamboo tubes are attach...

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Full title: Apatani medical treatment [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1962.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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