Apatani shaman inside a house
On the left an Apatani shaman is chanting on the first day of the month-long Myoko festival : He wears a special shawl, textile headdress and chains of metal beads hanging from the skewer in his hair knot, which mark him as a shaman : the bands of cane he wears below his knee used to be common among...
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Apatani shaman inside a house [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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On the left an Apatani shaman is chanting on the first day of the month-long Myoko festival : He wears a special shawl, textile headdress and chains of metal beads hanging from the skewer in his hair knot, which mark him as a shaman : the bands of cane he wears below his knee used to be common among Apatani men, but by 1978, when this photograph was taken, they were ceremonial wear only : On the far left, in the corner, is a structure built by placing pieces of split wood from the sampe tree, at right angles : It is thought to attract the spirits to the ritual : the shaman's bow rests near the structure : In front of the shaman is a container of rice beer, for his consumption : the man in the centre may or may not be a shaman, but he assists by chanting in alternation with the shaman. |
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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. |