Apatani men working in a paddy field
These Apatani men are using wooden-handled and metal-tipped hoes to turn the soil in a paddy field : these valued tools, one of the very few used by Apatanis in wet-rice cultivation, came mostly from Assam, although some were made by Apatani blacksmiths from iron brought up from Assam : this is one...
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Apatani men working in a paddy field [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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These Apatani men are using wooden-handled and metal-tipped hoes to turn the soil in a paddy field : these valued tools, one of the very few used by Apatanis in wet-rice cultivation, came mostly from Assam, although some were made by Apatani blacksmiths from iron brought up from Assam : this is one of the high-lying fields in which the soil hardens and must be loosened with the hoe, prior to flooding in April or May. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1944, 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. |
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India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani River valley. |