Apatani clay models
Purpose of these Apatani clay models is unclear : that they represent mithun skulls, however, is not surprising given the significance of that animal to local culture and the practice of displaying skulls in the house of a sponsor of a large feast : as Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf remarked, in co...
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Apatani clay models [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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Purpose of these Apatani clay models is unclear : that they represent mithun skulls, however, is not surprising given the significance of that animal to local culture and the practice of displaying skulls in the house of a sponsor of a large feast : as Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf remarked, in commenting on the lack of visual arts among Apatanis, 'However, many boys model very nice mithan and human figures of clay and some carve crude mithan from soft chalk : I have never seen any attempt at wood carving.' |
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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. |