Mithun sacrifice at a Nyishi house
This photograph shows a mithun, on the left, tethered to a few bamboo poles in front of a Nyishi house in Talo village during a sacrifice : to the right stands a shaman-priest, holding a stick decorated with bamboo shavings : He wears the typical hair knot with metal skewer, cane hat with hornbill o...
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Mithun sacrifice at a Nyishi house [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1945.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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This photograph shows a mithun, on the left, tethered to a few bamboo poles in front of a Nyishi house in Talo village during a sacrifice : to the right stands a shaman-priest, holding a stick decorated with bamboo shavings : He wears the typical hair knot with metal skewer, cane hat with hornbill or eagle feather, cane belt, and cotton tunic and shawl : With one hand on his chin, he is chanting to the spirits : Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf saw this event when he came to negotiate a settlement to a long-standing conflict between a clan of Nyishis not in Talo, and Apatanis. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1945.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1945, 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 -- Talo. |