Inside a Nyishi house
Nyishi men sitting inside this house in Jorum, a settlement only a few hours walk from the Apatani valley, are busy making parts for a ritual altar : Most houses in Jorum are longhouses, with several hearths : Here we see only a portion of the interior : the man in the foreground wears the typical c...
| Full title: |
Inside a Nyishi house [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1962.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
Nyishi men sitting inside this house in Jorum, a settlement only a few hours walk from the Apatani valley, are busy making parts for a ritual altar : Most houses in Jorum are longhouses, with several hearths : Here we see only a portion of the interior : the man in the foreground wears the typical cane hat, earrings, string of metal beads on the hair line and cotton shawl : He also has a traditional wrist guard and animal-skin bag. |
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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 -- Joram. |