Group portrait of three Apatani men
These Apatani men wear the traditional hair style knot with skewer, and earrings small ring through a cane ring in the lobe, and two carry a machete : By 1970, when this photograph was taken, new fashions had arrived, however : all three wear the shorts that replaced a cane belt and cloth penis cove...
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Group portrait of three Apatani men [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1970.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Summary: |
These Apatani men wear the traditional hair style knot with skewer, and earrings small ring through a cane ring in the lobe, and two carry a machete : By 1970, when this photograph was taken, new fashions had arrived, however : all three wear the shorts that replaced a cane belt and cloth penis cover : two men right and left, also wear the red jacket given to 'village headmen' by the colonial and then the Indian government : the man on the right has a jungle cat's lower jaw and teeth attached to his shoulder strap : the man on the left has an official badge on his, with the insignia of the North-east Frontier Agency, which governed Arunachal Pradesh from 1954 to 1972 : the man in the centre wears a shirt bought in a shop and holds an umbrella. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1970.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1970, 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. |