tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post2727166008767256244..comments2023-11-05T13:19:44.383+05:30Comments on Let us save Tanii / Apatani Culture : Myoko : the division of pig's meatsavetaniihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-87563623291444720272010-03-27T21:01:17.400+05:302010-03-27T21:01:17.400+05:30hello! i m actually from maharashtra...but extreme...hello! i m actually from maharashtra...but extremely interested in apatani culture! it is a very varied culture. i would love to know more. regards!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805193331962324874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-9926242663710340502009-09-18T18:13:51.142+05:302009-09-18T18:13:51.142+05:30Hi DS,
Thanks for visiting. Looking forward to r...Hi DS, <br /> Thanks for visiting. Looking forward to reading something about it in some Karbi blog or publication...PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-59743376375939503142009-09-15T15:57:59.589+05:302009-09-15T15:57:59.589+05:30The ritual division of a pig's or a chicken...The ritual division of a pig's or a chicken's meat among Karbis looks similar to the Apatanis. Karbis too have this age-old practice. Pieces of meat are accordingly offered to friends, relatives and persons of higher status.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346266686545885550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-19120800159101175662008-07-11T16:55:00.000+05:302008-07-11T16:55:00.000+05:30Good Job! :)Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-23684155635989173312008-06-19T17:30:00.000+05:302008-06-19T17:30:00.000+05:30Thanks, popisarmi.Thanks, popisarmi.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-23822617545154739322008-06-17T21:25:00.000+05:302008-06-17T21:25:00.000+05:30@Popisarmi,Hi,Thanks for your word of appreciation...@Popisarmi,<BR/>Hi,<BR/>Thanks for your word of appreciations. We will try to post the next part asap in coming days. Keep visitng, cheers!!!savetaniihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-28780380292337333122008-06-17T20:43:00.000+05:302008-06-17T20:43:00.000+05:30Hello Pb & npr, We appreciate your endeavors on...Hello Pb & npr,<BR/> We appreciate your endeavors on save tanni. it's informative and well researched facts. your dedication and hardwork deserves a loud applause! Eagerly waiting for your next article on how every portion of sacrificed ceremonial animal is distributed amongst different relatives in Apatani! Frankly speaking, Your works remains me of that great anthropologist C.V.Furer Heimendorf whom I consider as anthropological "Father of Apatanis".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-75890110754272082662008-05-28T13:36:00.000+05:302008-05-28T13:36:00.000+05:30@ BuruYou are absolutely right here. Formal distri...@ Buru<BR/>You are absolutely right here. Formal distribution of bodyparts from slaughtered animals is found everywhere in NEI and beyond, among the Tanis, Nagas, Mizos, and so on.. But what seems to be more specific to the Apatanis, among all those patrilineal societies, is the way some of the important relationships are reckoned over several generations through...the maternal line. This is not very much apparent during Myoko, but it becomes evident at the time of Murung and Subu tanii.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-89204870838431695602008-05-27T19:20:00.000+05:302008-05-27T19:20:00.000+05:301."This intricate system of reciprocity manifested...1."This intricate system of reciprocity manifested by the rules regulating the sharing of meat from slaughtered big animals (pigs, mithuns and cows) appears to be unique to the Apatanis."<BR/><BR/> It is not. The correct statement is " unique to the Tani tribes" as this ritualistic naming & distribution of bodyparts of animals to specific relations is developed to a high extent in all Tani tribes, albeit to different scales.<BR/><BR/>2.Imp of pigs--AGs reason seems the most appropriate given the fact that in olden days of semi-starvation fat was the highest form of luxury/ energy food.For some reason, pork is an overwhelming favorite in the menu of almost all mongoloid peoples, be it Tanis, Koreans, Chinese, Viets ,Thais etc:)! May have something to do with the thin, fatfree nature of our physiognomy coupled with a relatively cold clime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-71649857162717404102008-05-26T13:48:00.000+05:302008-05-26T13:48:00.000+05:30Hi PB,I agree with you about what you've said ' Id...Hi PB,<BR/>I agree with you about what you've said ' Idu culture in the verge of extinction'. Its not that I believe for having UNESCO told the same, but my personal experience in this matter - cultural degradation. <BR/>I am also one of the cause, and so are many other Idus. I know very little about idu-culture(though I tried a lot to keep myself updated to it) and learning Idu language is something that I still haven't perfected in this odd twenty years of my trials. <BR/><BR/>Do let me know about the sources of written works of idu ?<BR/>It would be of great help to me, least to say - conquer Idu language eventually :)<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>RomeRome Melehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609239037446720284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-15712360820137360692008-05-19T18:28:00.000+05:302008-05-19T18:28:00.000+05:30@ Rome Mele,Thanks a lot for your appreciation of ...@ Rome Mele,<BR/>Thanks a lot for your appreciation of this collective work. Since you are a confirmed blogger, why don't you consider yourself doing something similar for the Idu community ? Information is very much lacking and scattered on the Mishmis in general. Idu has been recently added to the list of world endangered languages by UNESCO, with no other language from Arunachal appearing so far on their list. I can give a hand for collecting some information already published in english if you need.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-687791690640023222008-05-19T17:21:00.000+05:302008-05-19T17:21:00.000+05:30@Kanno,Thanks for ur appreciation.@Rome,:)This is ...@Kanno,<BR/>Thanks for ur appreciation.<BR/><BR/>@Rome,<BR/>:)<BR/>This is only the beginning of our mission-that is mission to save our culture.I hope this blog should motivate rest of Arunachalee brothers to come up with an awareness of need of preserving our endanger traditions, customs ans cultures.savetaniihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-44103446256746106482008-05-19T10:03:00.000+05:302008-05-19T10:03:00.000+05:30Hey, Great pictures( poor pig, though ). This is a...Hey, Great pictures( poor pig, though ). This is a great effort indeed!<BR/>I wished someone could come with the same for my idu community as well. And one each for every others. <BR/>This is really a good one...<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>Regards<BR/>RomeRome Melehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609239037446720284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-17144288728243498262008-05-19T08:00:00.000+05:302008-05-19T08:00:00.000+05:30Informative. Especially the sketch.Informative. Especially the sketch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959531979229133911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-65588561845907937752008-05-19T00:07:00.000+05:302008-05-19T00:07:00.000+05:30@ AG,Thanks, you're welcome... and this is also yo...@ AG,<BR/>Thanks, you're welcome... and this is also your work.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-13547167462179972102008-05-18T22:59:00.000+05:302008-05-18T22:59:00.000+05:30@Amit sinha,Thanks for you leaving a comment here ...@Amit sinha,<BR/>Thanks for you leaving a comment here in my blog.Keep visiting for learning more about Tanii culture...Cheers!!!savetaniihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-11710247885910628742008-05-18T22:29:00.000+05:302008-05-18T22:29:00.000+05:30Gud..I never knew about Tanii culture..nice 2 know...Gud..I never knew about Tanii culture..nice 2 know and pics are very informativeamitsinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089947394931172884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-4759991122555117162008-05-18T10:37:00.000+05:302008-05-18T10:37:00.000+05:30Good job PB... you have very well elaborated the d...Good job PB... you have very well elaborated the distribution of pig's meat during Myoko and thanks for mentioning AD in your post.<BR/><BR/>@yasiyalow,<BR/><I>'why pig sacrifice is so important to Myoko festival'</I><BR/><BR/>Is it because it was so valued during olden times and by sacrificing pig and distributing it's meat you are showing how much you value the relationship...just a wild guess, though.AGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479193440662006202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-50870072103636960612008-05-18T03:03:00.000+05:302008-05-18T03:03:00.000+05:30@ Yasiyalow, Thanks for your kind words. An 'anth...@ Yasiyalow, <BR/> Thanks for your kind words. An 'anthropological' answer to your question could be this one : the pig is only a medium, but a medium through which ties which are considered essential for individuals are maintained and reinforced : with one's own lineage via the blood consumption, with buning ajing, akubo, ohobo, parents-in-law,... via the distribution/exchange of pig meat. Even parts such as the jawbone, small bits of hoofs, are used in some rituals, etc... This way as you said pig sacrifice naturally becomes the focus point of the festival. Hopefully this will become a bit clearer in a coming post.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-28001667404036946432008-05-17T23:37:00.000+05:302008-05-17T23:37:00.000+05:30@Yasiyalow,Those pictures were captured by AD team...@Yasiyalow,<BR/>Those pictures were captured by AD team and PB. I am not sure about the exact reason behind sacrificing of pigs during Myoko. I only heard that in olden days, Tanii people have started performing Myoko to placate those deities who causes outbreak of epidemic and famine at Ziro plateau. From Tanii folklore, it seems that Diu& Raru were the first people to start Myoko amongst Tanii. They must have started with sacrificing of pig for the same. As we can see from this post itself that pig meats are divided and distributed among relatives of owner, so this trend must have been manifested by descent of Tanii. At present, sacrificing of pig and distribution of meats to relative plays very important role in reinforcing the family bond amongst kin.savetaniihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-1325430749439231282008-05-17T20:34:00.000+05:302008-05-17T20:34:00.000+05:30Pictures look too realistic. kudos for taking such...Pictures look too realistic. kudos for taking such pains to capture this picture which is the central point of Myoko celebrationin. Can anyone tell why pig sacrifice is so important to Myoko festival.yyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366936606735715450noreply@blogger.com