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Apatani woman
In remote North-East India, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, high in the Himalaya, are many tribes of people still living traditional lives. It is a very untouristed place, up near the border of China and Burma. The Apatani women over about 40 all have the traditional nose plugs and facial tattoos. The younger women are abandoning this. The women live hard lives, working in the fields in the simple villages where they live, as well as all the other work of women within the home. They are very poor, and usually are not Hindu.
I took this while travelling in this remote area, in the village of Ziro. I felt very sorry for these women
I took this while travelling in this remote area, in the village of Ziro. I felt very sorry for these women
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There's an interesting article (from 2018) here: www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/05/apatani-tribe
It seems that The women in the tribe, exceptionally beautiful, were captured by neighboring tribesmen in the past. To prevent this from happening, the village elders proposed that each woman inserts nose plugs and also have facial tattoos to make them less attractive to the raiders.
This practice began as a precautionary measure but grew to become a vital part of Apatani culture and tradition.
The practice of inserting nose plugs was apparently banned in 1970.
Diana Australis club has replied to Keith Burton clubThanks for the link to the article, too!
Have a great new week, and stay well (◕‿-)
With all due respect for other cultures, this strikes me as one of the godawful customs invented by men to make women's lives harder, like the binding of girl's feet in China. Getting to the point of making it hard for them to breathe properly is, if possible, even more extreme.
Some pearcings look similar. But they weren't forced on anyone. Some people pay to be mutilated.
It's good that younger women refuse the nasal plugs.
But it is her eyes that make me think.
Thank you.
Wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,ganz liebe Grüße Güni und eine herzliche Umarmung :))
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