Structure above an Apatani grave

Apatanis bury their dead, in clan-owned burial grounds : above many graves, they erect bamboo structures : this three-sided tower, with a mithun skull, indicates that this is a man’s grave : this burial ground, on the edge of the paddy fields in the Apatani valley, was the camp site given to Christo...

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Full title: Structure above an Apatani grave [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1944.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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