Apatanis repairing bunds in the paddy fields
These Apatanis are busy repairing the bunds in the paddy fields in the Apatani valley : Field work was usually done by an informal group of women and men, who worked in one person's fields for a week or so and then shifted to another person's fields : With this rotation, everyone's fi...
| Full title: |
Apatanis repairing bunds in the paddy fields [electronic resource] English. |
|---|---|
| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1945.
|
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online access: |
Click here to view record |
| Summary: |
These Apatanis are busy repairing the bunds in the paddy fields in the Apatani valley : Field work was usually done by an informal group of women and men, who worked in one person's fields for a week or so and then shifted to another person's fields : With this rotation, everyone's fields were tended to : With the large feasts of Murung (Feast of Merit) completed by early February, this kind of repair work begins in earnest, in preparation for the transplanting of nursery bed seedlings in a few weeks : In addition to their hands, Apatanis used wooden-handled and metal-tipped hoes, which were valuable items bought mostly in the plains of Assam. |
|---|---|
| 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 -- Apatani River valley. |