Young Apatani man with agricultural tools
This young Apatani man, standing near Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's camp site in the Apatani valley, is carrying both a hoe and a long pole : the wooden-handled and metal-bladed hoe was a highly-valued tool : Most hoes came from Assam although some were made by the few Apatani blacksmiths :...
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Young Apatani man with agricultural tools [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 young Apatani man, standing near Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's camp site in the Apatani valley, is carrying both a hoe and a long pole : the wooden-handled and metal-bladed hoe was a highly-valued tool : Most hoes came from Assam although some were made by the few Apatani blacksmiths : It was used to turn the soil in high-lying fields where the earth hardened before the summer rain, to move earth and to repair bunds : the pole is one of two used when mixing soil in a flooded field : a man would support himself on these two poles while using his feet to churn the soil and water : He also wears a rain shield on his back : Made of bamboo and cane, it has a ‘shelf’ that can be used for carrying loads as well as flipped up to cover the head when it rains. |
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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 -- Apatani River valley. |