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Apatani tattoos in a global context: A custom that preceded modern fashion by centuries – Arunachal Pradesh
Sanghamitra Baruah, Times Crest, 12 June 2010, June 12, 2010 Centuries before rockstars and celebrities, tattoos were used by tribal men and women across the world, whether it was the Maoris of New Zealand or the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh, to … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, Dress and ornaments, Fashion and design, Globalization, Modernity, Names and communities, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Social conventions, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal elders, Women, Worship and rituals
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Traditional dress, practices and festivals refashioned – Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is home to about twenty-five separate tribes and as many languages/dialects in the Tibeto-Burman family. (Despite the descriptive inadequacies of the term ‘tribal’, the alternatives are equally imprecise; ‘tribal’ is a politicised category all over India [Beteille 1991], … Continue reading
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