Apatani young men and boys carrying firewood
These Apatani young men and boys are carrying firewood, cut from hardwood trees on the slopes of the mountains that surround the Apatani valley : tree plantations are usually owned by clans but in some cases by individual families, and an expedition for cutting the wood was typically undertaken by a...
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Apatani young men and boys carrying firewood [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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| Summary: |
These Apatani young men and boys are carrying firewood, cut from hardwood trees on the slopes of the mountains that surround the Apatani valley : tree plantations are usually owned by clans but in some cases by individual families, and an expedition for cutting the wood was typically undertaken by a group of men from the same clan or family : Each Apatani family requires a considerable amount of firewood, which was also supplied by bamboo, to heat water as well as to keep houses warm in the cold winters. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Access: |
© 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. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani River valley. |