Two Apatani men with metal plates
Standing on a porch, these Apatani men hold metal plates : Plates like these were invested with great value by Apatanis, who used them in payment of debts, land and animal purchases, as well as marriage negotiations and feud settlements : Struck with a stick during a procession in a major festival,...
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Two Apatani men with metal plates [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: |
Standing on a porch, these Apatani men hold metal plates : Plates like these were invested with great value by Apatanis, who used them in payment of debts, land and animal purchases, as well as marriage negotiations and feud settlements : Struck with a stick during a procession in a major festival, they are also the only musical instrument played by Apatanis : Some plates were traded down from Tibet, which gave them prestige, but others were made and traded up from Assam : two special plates play a key role in the foundational story of the Apatani valley, and even today people claim that they possess those historical plates : the two plates shown here may well be claimed to be those historical plates. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1962.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 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. |