Mithun sacrifice at a Nyishi house

This photograph was taken during a mithun sacrifice at a Nyishi house in Talo village : a small mithun stands to the right, while the shaman-priest among others, stands on the porch : Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf saw this event when he came to Talo to negotiate a settlement to a long-standing con...

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Full title: Mithun sacrifice at a Nyishi house [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1945.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: This photograph was taken during a mithun sacrifice at a Nyishi house in Talo village : a small mithun stands to the right, while the shaman-priest among others, stands on the porch : 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.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1945.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
FURER.
RSA.
PHOTOS.
Access: © 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.