Apatani sacrificial altar

Material Information

Title:
Apatani sacrificial altar
Creator:
Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995 ( Photographer )
Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995 ( contributor )
Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
[S.l.]
Publisher:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Materials:
Photographic film: 35mm B&W neg_Ilford ( medium )

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Altars ( LCSH )
Apatani (Indic people) ( LCSH )
Genre:
Apatani ( Ethnicity )
अपतानी ( Ethnicity )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani valley
Coordinates:
27.566389 x 93.831389

Notes

Abstract:
This is an Apatani altar used for the sacrifice of large animals, especially during the Murung feast. It is built at the back of the house, where mithuns (bos frontalis) are usually killed. In front of the row of tall bamboo poles (half visible) are two sets of hardwood slats, tied with cane. The two gourds on top indicate that two animals will be or have been killed (probably an adult mithun and calf). ( en )
General Note:
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.
General Note:
Haimendorf's original image reference number: D 703_05_Apa Tani 1978 H 7, 9,
General Note:
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- அருணாசலப் பிரதேசம்
General Note:
ఆసియా -- భారతదేశం -- అరుణాచల్ ప్రదేశ్
General Note:
ආසියානු -- ඉන්දියාව -- ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్
General Note:
एशिया -- भारत -- अरुणाचल प्रदेश
General Note:
The Apatani valley is more commonly known as the Ziro valley. The geographic coordinates listed here are those of Ziro (hill station).
General Note:
This photograph was taken between 1978 March and 1978 April
General Note:
SOAS name authority for "Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist" is GB/NNAF/P146323.
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995 : record number 109123327
General Note:
This item is protected by copyright. Please use in accord with Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC). High resolution digital master available from SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office.
General Note:
Digitised from: 35mm B&W neg_Ilford
General Note:
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General Note:
Cette image est protégée par le droit d'auteur. S'il vous plaît, utiliser en accord avec la licence Creative Commons: Attribution-Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale (CC BY-NC). Fichiers numériques de haute résolution sont disponibles sur la SOAS, Université de Londres - le Bureau du projet de bibliothèque numérique.
General Note:
Funded in the United Kingdom by JISC

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
© 1978, 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/0920 ( SOAS Archives catalog number )