Apatanis on a ritual platform looking at a sacrificial animal

Material Information

Title:
Apatanis on a ritual platform looking at a sacrificial animal
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.]
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[s.n.]
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Language:
English
Materials:
Photographic film: 35mm B&W negative, Eastman Kodak : Panchromatic safety film ( medium )

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Abstract:
These Apatani men, and a few children, are on a ritual platform, which is a stage for major ceremonies : they are looking at an adult mithun bos frontalis, tethered to the platform, as a shaman not visible, chants in preparation for its sacrifice : this is probably a 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. ( 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 19440301
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Other designation of photograph: Apatani/7/Apatani ‘Apa Tani
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Original Container: BW Negatives Box V
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For descriptive reference, see: Fürer-Haimendorf, Christophe von. 1956, photograph on p. 56
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Haimendorf's reference: Apatani_7_Apatani ‘Apa Tani Pon
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The Myoko festival celebrates friendship and prosperity. It takes place throughout the entire month of March.
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BW Negatives Box V
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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:
© 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.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 19/6/APA/1222 ( SOAS manuscript number )
Apatani_7_Apatani ‘Apa Tani Pon ( Haimendorf reference )