Nyishi man and his wives
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Title:
Nyishi man and his wives
Creator:
Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995 ( Photographer )
Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995 ( contributor )
Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist ( contributor )
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[S.l.]
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Language:
English
Materials:
Photographic film: 35 mm B&W negative, Ilford : Fine Grain FP3 Panchromatic ( medium )

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Abstract:
This Nyishi man and his two wives are sitting on a porch in the settlement of Jorum, only two or three hours walk from the Apatani valley : although the context is unclear, their dress and the bamboo pieces lying in front of the man indicate that a negotiation is going on : During a negotiation, these bamboo pieces are picked up, amid interminable speeches, and placed cross-wise on the long piece of wood in order to enumerate grievances and/or demands : the amiable atmosphere suggests that this may be a marriage negotiation : the man wears the traditional hair style knot with skewer, earrings metal loops hanging from wooden discs in the lobes, band of cane below the knee and thick cane belt : Both wives wear those same earrings and a heavy set of necklaces, although the older woman is decorated with more expensive and intricate jewellery : She also wears a full tunic and a red sash around her waist, unlike her younger co-wife : Polygyny was common in most Nyishi populations in the region and is still common among many in interior areas. ( en )
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Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909-1995) was born and educated in Vienna, gaining a PhD in anthropology from the University of Vienna in 1931. A grant from the Rockefeller Foundation enabled him to study at the London School of Economics, under the anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski. In 1936, he went to the Naga Hills in northeast India for his first fieldwork; over the next four decades, he worked extensively in south & central India, northeast India and Nepal. In 1950 he was appointed Professor of Anthropology at SOAS, where he established the Department of Anthropology. During his career, he published seventeen books, most of them ethnographies of tribal cultures. He was President of the Royal Anthropological Institute (1975-77) and a pioneer in the field of visual anthropology.
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This scene was photographed on or approximate to 19620301
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Other designation of photograph: 467/30-30A/Apa Tani
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Original Container: BW Negatives Box VI
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For descriptive reference, see: Fürer-Haimendorf, Christophe von. 1980 : photograph facing page 145
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Haimendorf's reference: 467_30-30A_Apa Tani
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BW Negatives Box VI
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Funded in the United Kingdom by JISC
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SOAS name authority for "Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist" is GB/NNAF/P146323.
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VIAF (name authority) : Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995 : record number 109123273

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
© 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.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 19/6/APA/1119 ( SOAS manuscript number )
467_30-30A_Apa Tani ( Haimendorf reference )