Apatani ritual structures
These two tall structures consist of bamboo poles erected for ritual purposes in an Apatani village : the single pole, in the centre, with a chicken carcass on top, stands over the grave of a man who was recently executed for theft : Encircling its base are a number of bamboo hoops to protect the si...
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Apatani ritual structures [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: |
These two tall structures consist of bamboo poles erected for ritual purposes in an Apatani village : the single pole, in the centre, with a chicken carcass on top, stands over the grave of a man who was recently executed for theft : Encircling its base are a number of bamboo hoops to protect the site from harmful influences : Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf was told that this pole was erected in a conspicuous place in order to keep alive the anger of the dead man's clansmen : the other structure, on the right, with several poles, has a small wooden stake at its base at which chickens would have been sacrificed. |
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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 -- Dutta -- Apatani River valley. |