Nyishi shaman chanting during a sacrifice
This man is a Nyishi shaman conducting a mithun sacrifice in front of a Nyishi house in Talo village : Gesturing toward the mithun not visible here, with the a stick decorated with bamboo shavings, he is chanting to the spirits : He wears the typical hair knot with metal skewer, cane hat with hornbi...
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Nyishi shaman chanting during a sacrifice [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 man is a Nyishi shaman conducting a mithun sacrifice in front of a Nyishi house in Talo village : Gesturing toward the mithun not visible here, with the a stick decorated with bamboo shavings, he is chanting to the spirits : He wears the typical hair knot with metal skewer, cane hat with hornbill or eagle feather, string of metal beads on the hair line, wooden disc in the ear lobe from which hang small rings, cane belt, wrist guard, cotton tunic and cotton shawl : Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf saw this event when he came to Talo 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 |
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[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. |
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India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Talo. |