Apatani men during a war campaign
These Apatani men, with their spears, were part of an punitive expedition, including Assam Rifles, led against Nyishis by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf f and Capt : Davy in December 1944 : On the ground behind them are a few sets of shoulder armour made from the blackened fibres of the sago palm,...
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Apatani men during a war campaign [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 men, with their spears, were part of an punitive expedition, including Assam Rifles, led against Nyishis by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf f and Capt : Davy in December 1944 : On the ground behind them are a few sets of shoulder armour made from the blackened fibres of the sago palm, a large lantern lamp and several large gourds similar to those used to carry raw cotton, : the men are looking across a ravine toward a Nyishi settlement in the Kiyi River valley, probably either Tabia, Bagi or Kirum, all of which were burned during the campaign : these 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 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 |
| 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 -- Kiyi River valley. |