Apatani ritual structure
This structure, with bamboo roof and hardwood front and back walls, is a ritual hut called a nago : Each village has two od three such huts, each of which belongs to a clan or a group of clans : this small hut is the centre of ritual activity during key events of the Myoko festival and during a ritu...
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Apatani ritual structure [electronic resource] English. |
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Format: | Photo |
Language: | English |
Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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Summary: |
This structure, with bamboo roof and hardwood front and back walls, is a ritual hut called a nago : Each village has two od three such huts, each of which belongs to a clan or a group of clans : this small hut is the centre of ritual activity during key events of the Myoko festival and during a ritual to placate the soul of the victim of a violent death. |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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Subjects: | |
Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
Access: |
© 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. |
Place of Publication: |
India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Apatani River valley. |