 A Nishi tribal wearing the traditional head-dress having a hornbill beak The Nishi tribe principally inhabit the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Known as the Nishi (alternative transliteration Nisi) in their own language (also called Nisi), they are sometimes called by the disdainful term Dafla by outsiders. The term "Dafla" or "Domphla" was originally used by the Ahom rulers and was used by the British. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2636x1757, 1583 KB) By User:Doniv79, lightened version File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Binomial name Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758 The Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is a large hornbill. ...
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Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: AruṇÄcal PradeÅ›, Chinese: è—å— Zangnan) is a state of India. ...
They inhabit in the Papumpare, East Kameng and Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, as well as in the Darrang district of Assam. Their population of around 120,000 thus making up one of the most populous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, consisting about 11% of the state's population. As they are of the Tibetan stock, their language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family. Papum Pare is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...
The East Kameng district is located in Arunachal Pradesh. ...
Lower Subansiri is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...
Darrang is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Assam (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ...
Ethnolinguistic Groups of Tibet, 1967 ( See entire map, which includes a key) Ethnic Tibetan autonomous entities set up by the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Tibeto-Burman linguistic subfamily of the proposed Sino-Tibetan language family is spoken in various central and south Asian countries: Myanmar (Burmese language), Tibet (Tibetan language), northern Thailand (Mong language), Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and the Ladakh region of...
Most Nishi do not like the idea of intermarriage between the other neighbouring tribes, and Polygamy is prevalent among the Nishi.They trace their descent patrilineally and are divided into several clans. The term polygamy (literally many marriages in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology and sociology. ...
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Economy The Nishi are agriculturalists. The Jhum, which is a form of shifting cultivation, is practised among the Nishi. The principal crops raised include paddy and millet. Rice is the staple food of the people supplemented by fish, meat of various animals, edible tubers and leafy vegetables. A drink known as Apong is locally made from millet. Paddy has these meanings:- A paddy field, a field for cultivating rice or other semi-aquatic crops. ...
Pearl millet in the field The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. ...
Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice is two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. (The term wild rice can refer to wild species...
A staple food is a food that forms the basis of a traditional diet, particularly that of the poor. ...
Fish as a food describes the edible parts of water-dwelling, cold-blooded vertebrates with gills, as well as certain other water-dwelling animals such as mollusks, crustaceans, and shellfish. ...
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Root vegetables are underground plant parts used as vegetables. ...
Chinese cabbage Swiss chard Leaf vegetables, also called greens or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. ...
Pearl millet in the field The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. ...
Dress Traditionally, Nishi plait their hair and tie it neatly at the forehead with Tibetan thread. A brass skewer passes horizontally through the tied hair. Cane rings were worn around the waist, arms and legs. Mem wore a cane helmet surmounted with the beak of the Great Indian Hornbill. Additional decorations varied depending upon the status of person and were symbols of manly valour. A plait is a knot usually tied from multiple lines and exhibiting a repeating pattern, often a braid and often referring to hair. ...
Young Girl Fixing her Hair, by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Hair is a filamentous outgrowth of dead cells from the skin, found only in mammals. ...
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Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc, the amount of zinc varying from 5-45 % to create a range of brasses each with unique properties[1]. Note that in comparison bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. ...
A cane is a long, straight wooden stick, generally of bamboo, Malacca (rattan), or some similar plant, mainly used as a support, such as a walking stick or as an instrument of punishment. ...
// A helmet is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or other hard substance, such as Kevlar, resin fiber, or plastic typically for protection of the head in combat, or in civilian life, from sports injuries, falling objects or high-speed collisions. ...
The beak—otherwise known as the bill or rostrum—is an external anatomical structure which serves as the mouth in some animals. ...
Binomial name Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758 The Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is a large hornbill. ...
The clothing of the men consists of a sleeveless shorts made from thick cotton cloth, striped gaily with blue and red together with a mantle of cotton or woolen fastened around the throat and shoulders. Strings made of beads in varying sizes and colours were also worn, mainly for decoration purposes. They used to carry a Dao (short sword) and a knife in a bamboo sheath. Their armament consists of spear with iron-head, a large sword, and a bow with arrows, tipped with poison on it. During war both the chest and back are covered with the Mithun hide and over it they wear a black cloak made of indigenous fibre. Cotton ready for harvest. ...
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Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ...
Hunting spear and knife, from Mesa Verde National Park. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ...
Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Bow may mean: Bow (knot): A type of knot Bow (music): A device used to play string instruments Bow (ship): The foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat Bow (weapon): An archery weapon that uses elasticity to propel arrows Bow (human): Bowing is the act of lowering...
Japanese arrow (ya) and head // Weapon An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. ...
The skull and crossbones symbol traditionally used to label a poisonous substance. ...
Binomial name Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827 The Gaur (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated ox of the hilly areas of India and Southeast Asia, which may be found wild or domesticated. ...
The Nishi women generally wear a sleeveless mantle of striped or plain cloth, its upper part tucked tightly over the breast and enveloping the body from the armpits to the centre of the calves. A ribbon is tied at the waist. A girdle consisting of metal disks and cane garters is worn at the waist. Their hair is parted in the middle, plaited and tied into a chignon just above the nape. Their ornaments include multicoloured bead necklaces, brass chains, metal bells, huge brass or silver earrings and heavy bracelets of various metals. A girdle is a piece of womens underwear that replaced the corset in popularity and usage. ...
Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds. ...
A chignon is a temporary swelling left on a babys head after a Ventouse has been used to deliver the baby. ...
Look up chain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Look up bell, Bell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...
A womans ear with a large silver earring. ...
A bracelet is an article of jewelry which is worn around the wrist. ...
Religion Most Nishi are loyal followers of the Donyi-Polo faith, a religion which commemorates their ancestors, emphasises a belief in many spirits and superstitions, and includes religious rituals which coincide with lunar phases or agricultural cycles. Abo-Teni is revered by Donyi-Polo followers as the primal ancestor of the animist tribes of Tibetan or quasi-Tibetan origin. The religious festival of Longte Yullo is celebrated in April. Donyi-Polo is a religion in Arunachal Pradesh, followed by the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. ...
Abo-Tani (or Abo Tani, Abo-Tani), is revered by followers of the animist Donyi-Polo religion in Arunachal Pradesh, India, as the primal ancestor of their people. ...
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Among the Nishi, there are currently approximately 6,000 converted Christians, considered "spiritually weak" by their brethren, most of whom are concentrated in Itanagar. Small groups of Hindus and Buddhists also exist among the Nishi. Both Polyandry and Polygyny are practised by the Nishi, with a rich man having as many as eight wives. A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as the Christ. ...
Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. ...
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A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, SiddhÄrtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...
In social anthropology and sociobiology, polyandry (Greek: poly many, andros man) means a female forming a stable sexual union with more than one male. ...
The term polygyny (neo-Greek: poly+gune Many + Wives) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology. ...
The hornbill issue The Nishi, who traditionally wear cane helmets surmounted by the crest of a hornbill beak, have considerably affected its population. Binomial name Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758 The Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is a large hornbill. ...
Several organizations, such as the Arunachal Wildlife and Nature Foundation and the Wildlife Trust of India, have been trying to stop the Nishi hunting these birds in order to protect them from extinction. Nature reserves, such as the Pakke Sanctuary, are being set up to protect the birds, while artificial materials, such as fibreglass, have being introduced as an alternative to the hornbill beak in Nishi dress. While the Bopa ceremony is an important part of Nishi tradition, and the campaign has faced stiff opposition, the Nishi have recognised the possibility of the extinction of the Great Indian Hornbill, and 70% of the Nishi have already accepted this new idea.[citation needed] Logo of Wildlife Trust of India The Wildlife Trust of India, (WTI) is a non-profit conservation organisation based in New Delhi, India. ...
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