Portrait of a Hill Miri woman
This woman, smoking a bamboo pipe, is a Hill Miri from a settlement on the left bank of the Kamla River : She wears several small earrings inside a cane or wooden, ring placed in her ear lobes, heavy bracelets and a string of necklaces : Her pipe has a bamboo stem and bowl : although Christoph von F...
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Portrait of a Hill Miri woman [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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| Summary: |
This woman, smoking a bamboo pipe, is a Hill Miri from a settlement on the left bank of the Kamla River : She wears several small earrings inside a cane or wooden, ring placed in her ear lobes, heavy bracelets and a string of necklaces : Her pipe has a bamboo stem and bowl : although Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf identified the location of this photograph as 'Rute-Hate,' it is better known as Guchi. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1945.
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| 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 -- Goba -- Kamala River valley. |