Apatani shamans on a ritual platform
Man squatting on the left is an Apatani shaman chanting during a ritual : He wears the shaman's special shawl, cloth headdress and cowrie shell-studded shoulder strap : Extending above his hair knot is a special piece of bamboo, worn only by shamans when conducting major ceremonies : this is pr...
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Apatani shamans on a ritual platform [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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Man squatting on the left is an Apatani shaman chanting during a ritual : He wears the shaman's special shawl, cloth headdress and cowrie shell-studded shoulder strap : Extending above his hair knot is a special piece of bamboo, worn only by shamans when conducting major ceremonies : this is probably a minor version of the Murung (Feast of Merit) feast known as Subu Taniin, during which one adult mithun or cow, and one calf are sacrificed : Normally held in January, this ritual may also be conducted in March, as part of the Myoko festival : the man squatting in the background between the main figures, and smoking a pipe, is also a shaman : He and the other men on the platform, one of whom is drinking rice beer from a large bamboo mug, are assisting the main shaman. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1944, 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. |
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India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Hong -- Apatani River valley. |