Group of Apatanis on a porch
These Apatanis standing on a porch, possibly to watch events during the Myoko festival, display a combination of traditional and modern fashions : the young woman in the centre wears a reduced set of necklaces, a store-bought blouse and does not have the facial tattoos, seen on the other women and t...
| Full title: |
Group of Apatanis on a porch [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Summary: |
These Apatanis standing on a porch, possibly to watch events during the Myoko festival, display a combination of traditional and modern fashions : the young woman in the centre wears a reduced set of necklaces, a store-bought blouse and does not have the facial tattoos, seen on the other women and the young girl beside her : the other women also have nose plugs, while the young girl has only holes in her nostrils but no plugs : at about age five or six, tattoo lines were made by pricking the skin with thorns and then rubbing in a mixture of coal black and cooking oil : One line was drawn from forehead to the tip of the nose, and another five on the chin : about the same age, a young girl's nostrils were pierced and wooden pins inserted : a few years later, when the hole was large enough, wooden plugs, also blackened with soot and oil, were inserted : In 1974, a few years before this photograph was taken, the Apatani Youth Association demanded that these practices be abandoned, and today nose plugs and facial tattoos are only seen on women above 35-40 years of age : the recent hair cuts of the two children in front indicate that this is festival time. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Access: |
© 1978, 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. |