Distributing rice beer during an Apatani ritual
This Apatani woman is distributing rice beer to people on their porches : Rice powder and rice beer are distributed, as part of a larger network of ritual exchanges, during major ceremonies, including the Myoko festival, which was being celebrated when this photograph was taken : the woman giving th...
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Distributing rice beer during an Apatani ritual [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: |
This Apatani woman is distributing rice beer to people on their porches : Rice powder and rice beer are distributed, as part of a larger network of ritual exchanges, during major ceremonies, including the Myoko festival, which was being celebrated when this photograph was taken : the woman giving the beer wears a skirt with broad bands of colour and a ceremonial white jacket with an embroidered piece on the back, both of which with minor changes, are worn today on similar occasions. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 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. |