Apatani medical treatment
On this porch, several Apatanis are being treated by blood suction : Incisions are made in the skin usually face, hands or legs, and then bamboo pieces and/or serow horns are attached : the serow is a goat-like animal Capricornis thar, found in the eastern Himalayas : the woman in front has several...
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Apatani medical treatment [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1962.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Summary: |
On this porch, several Apatanis are being treated by blood suction : Incisions are made in the skin usually face, hands or legs, and then bamboo pieces and/or serow horns are attached : the serow is a goat-like animal Capricornis thar, found in the eastern Himalayas : the woman in front has several horns and bamboo tubes on her legs : the man in the back has tubes on his knee, and the woman between them has one on her nose : the bamboo tubes are first treated with a honey wax seal : a few tubes are sitting in that mixture in the small wooden container in the centre. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1962.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Access: |
© 1962, 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. |