Apatani ritual platform in the centre of a village
This Apatani ritual platform consists of hardwood planks and raised on thick wooden posts : Each of the seventy-eight Apatani clans owns or owns jointly with other clans, its own platform which is situated in its quarter of a village, as we see here : as a public space in these densely populated vil...
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Apatani ritual platform in the centre of a village [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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This Apatani ritual platform consists of hardwood planks and raised on thick wooden posts : Each of the seventy-eight Apatani clans owns or owns jointly with other clans, its own platform which is situated in its quarter of a village, as we see here : as a public space in these densely populated villages, it is used primarily for ritual events, especially the Murung (Feast of Merit) festival : today, the wood planks and posts are being replaced with concrete slabs and posts. |
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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. |