Sacrificial animal and altar in an Apatani village

This young mithun is tethered to the back porch of an Apatani house, where it will be killed as part of a ritual : the altar, where the sacrifice will take place, is the low, wooden structure, with a bamboo pole in the centre, visible behind the animal's head : although the context is unclear,...

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Full title: Sacrificial animal and altar in an Apatani village [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1962.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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