Apatani woman weaving
This Apatani woman is weaving on her back porch, in this case to catch the warmth of the sun : She wears the large hoop earrings, necklaces, facial tattoos and nose plugs common at the time : the young child opposite her is holding a ball of cotton purchased from Nyishis, who grow cotton, with the t...
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Apatani woman weaving [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 Apatani woman is weaving on her back porch, in this case to catch the warmth of the sun : She wears the large hoop earrings, necklaces, facial tattoos and nose plugs common at the time : the young child opposite her is holding a ball of cotton purchased from Nyishis, who grow cotton, with the thread running through and controlled by the woman's toes : Backstrap weaving, shown here, is the traditional method among Apatanis and is still practised : this backstrap method limits the width of any single woven piece, so that wide garments, such as shawls and skirts, require two or three pieces sewn together. |
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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 -- Apatani River valley. |