Apatani shaman chanting before a mithun sacrifice
In the centre of the crowd stands Chige Nyime, an Apatani shaman, chanting to a mithun before it is sacrificed : the animal had been given to Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf by a Nyishi as a gift : He then decided to have it sacrificed for the benefit of those Apatani warriors who were to accompany...
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Apatani shaman chanting before a mithun sacrifice [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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In the centre of the crowd stands Chige Nyime, an Apatani shaman, chanting to a mithun before it is sacrificed : the animal had been given to Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf by a Nyishi as a gift : He then decided to have it sacrificed for the benefit of those Apatani warriors who were to accompany him and a few Assam Rifles, on a punitive expedition against the Nyishis of Licha : He described this scene in his diary: 'A few days ago a Dafla Nyishi : brought a mithan calf as a present and on the eve of our departure for Licha we gave the mithan to be sacrificed and eaten by the men coming with us to Licha : Chigi Nime took it to the sacrificial place near our camp and there for long sic : invoked the gods lunging again and again at the beast with his long dao machete : : at last the mithan was killed by Nime and other Apa Tanis helped with their dao in cutting up the meat for the Apa Tanis and Daflas who assemble or are expected to assemble, tonight in our camp.' Early the next morning, the expedition set out from the Apatani valley toward Licha. |
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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. |