Apatani ritual hut
Hut-like structure in the foreground is used for Apatani rituals : While the ritual platform, on which the men are standing, belongs to one clan, this smaller structure is owned by a group of clans : It is constructed with hardwood pieces for walls and bent bamboo on the roof : Hardwood pieces decor...
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Apatani ritual hut [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: |
Hut-like structure in the foreground is used for Apatani rituals : While the ritual platform, on which the men are standing, belongs to one clan, this smaller structure is owned by a group of clans : It is constructed with hardwood pieces for walls and bent bamboo on the roof : Hardwood pieces decorated with x's drawn in a mixture of soot and oil are placed on top : In front, encircled by a hardwood fence, is a sapling of a special tree, which is planted during the Myoko festival : this enclosure is intended to prevent harmful spirits from entering the hut : the festival officially begins when a shaman sits inside the hut and chants until a leaf, stuck inside a monkey skull, moves in the airless space : this is seen as a sign that the spirits have accepted the gifts made by humans. |
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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. |