Apatani warriors in camp in the Kiyi River valley
These Apatani warriors are camped in the Kiyi River valley, perhaps near the Pai River : they wear shoulder armour, of blackened sago palm and carry spears, as well as bows and arrows : they formed part of an expedition, including Assam Rifles, led by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf and Capt : Davy...
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Apatani warriors in camp in the Kiyi River 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 Apatani warriors are camped in the Kiyi River valley, perhaps near the Pai River : they wear shoulder armour, of blackened sago palm and carry spears, as well as bows and arrows : they formed part of an expedition, including Assam Rifles, led by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf and Capt : Davy against a group of Nyishis to the west of the Apatani valley : Having thrust their spears into the ground, these Apatanis are eating and resting, before advancing on one of the Nyishi settlements in the Kiyi River valley, to the west of the Apatani valley : While they, and the Assam Rifles, did not actually fight the enemy, they were prepared to do so : Nyishis of the Licha clan had for years waged war against Apatanis and other nearby Nyishis, taking hostages, stealing mithuns and occasionally murdering someone : the British colonial government was determined to break the stranglehold that this Nyishi clan held over the area, in order to promote civil administration and enable further exploration north, toward the McMahon Line : When the punitive party arrived in the area of Licha, Fürer-Haimendorf and Davy ordered the release of two recently captured Apatanis, a demand that ensured the support of the Apatanis in the party : Negotiations were held, villages evacuated, promises made, ultimatums issued and then ignored : In the end, houses and granaries thought to belong to those most responsible for the Nyishis' intractability, were burned in the settlements of Tabia, Bagi and Kirum in the Kiyi River valley : Several weeks later, this generations-old conflict was settled, temporarily, by the traditional method of dispute resolution, involving long speeches and bamboo pieces as counters. |
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| Language: | English |
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[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 -- Kiyi River valley. |