Portrait of two Apatani men
These two Apatani men wear their hair in the traditional manner, knotted with a brass skewer, and a tattoo mark on their chin : they also wear small brass earrings, which hang from a cane ring, and a cotton and wool shawl : they carry their machetes, with cane-work on the handle, in a bamboo sheath...
| Full title: |
Portrait of two Apatani men [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 two Apatani men wear their hair in the traditional manner, knotted with a brass skewer, and a tattoo mark on their chin : they also wear small brass earrings, which hang from a cane ring, and a cotton and wool shawl : they carry their machetes, with cane-work on the handle, in a bamboo sheath : the man on the left has a little bear fur trim on his machete sheath strap, which was fashionable among those who could afford it. |
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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. |