Porters winding through the Apatani valley
These porters are walking along the bunds in the paddy fields of the Apatani valley, probably leaving the valley during Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's trek to Assam in late November 1944 : Persuading Apatanis to work as porters was Fürer-Haimendorf's constant struggle, as he only slowl...
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Porters winding through the Apatani valley [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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These porters are walking along the bunds in the paddy fields of the Apatani valley, probably leaving the valley during Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf's trek to Assam in late November 1944 : Persuading Apatanis to work as porters was Fürer-Haimendorf's constant struggle, as he only slowly appreciated that they considered such wage labour undignified : they were generally paid 1 rupee for each day's work : Refusal to work as porters brought punishments, fines and threats to burn down granaries. |
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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. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani River valley. |