Nyishi ritual altar
This Nyishi man is preparing a ritual altar somewhere near the settlement of Jorum, only a two or three hour walk from the Apatani valley : as is usual with similar structures throughout the Subansiri region, the altar consists of bamboo poles, bamboo saplings, bamboo shavings, woven bamboo mesh and...
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Nyishi ritual altar [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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This Nyishi man is preparing a ritual altar somewhere near the settlement of Jorum, only a two or three hour walk from the Apatani valley : as is usual with similar structures throughout the Subansiri region, the altar consists of bamboo poles, bamboo saplings, bamboo shavings, woven bamboo mesh and leaves : the man wears a traditional cane belt, coarse cotton tunic and shawl, earrings metal loops through a wooden disc in the lobe, cane hat with hornbill or eagle, feather and hair style knot with skewer. |
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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 -- Joram. |