Apatani acrobatics and ritual platforms
As this photograph shows, Apatanis live in compact villages and in narrow houses approx : 12 x 4 metres and owned by nuclear families, in order to use every square metre of land for wet-rice agriculture : In the open space between the two neat rows of houses, here in Hari village, are three ritual p...
| Full title: |
Apatani acrobatics and ritual platforms [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Subjects: |
Asia
-- India
-- Arunachal Pradesh
-- Lower Subansiri District
-- Hari Tehsil
-- Hari
-- Apatani River valley.
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| Summary: |
As this photograph shows, Apatanis live in compact villages and in narrow houses approx : 12 x 4 metres and owned by nuclear families, in order to use every square metre of land for wet-rice agriculture : In the open space between the two neat rows of houses, here in Hari village, are three ritual platforms, each owned by a different clan or set of clans, : On or near each platform stands a tall pole 15-20 metres high, which is erected during the Myoko festival : On the porches of the houses on the left are a few smaller poles, which are put up to indicate a boy born in the three years since this village last hosted the annual festival : During the festival, celebrated in March, heavy cane ropes tied between these poles are used for acrobatic displays : On the left, a man is beginning his performance, perhaps for the benefit of the camera. |
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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 -- Hari -- Apatani River valley. |