Apatani woman with flowers
Flowering of the takun tree in late March marks the beginning of the Myoko festival : Its light pink flowers are locally considered symbols of female love and sexuality : this woman, and the young girl behind her, have the traditional facial tattoos and nose plugs : at age five or six, tattoo lines...
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Apatani woman with flowers [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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