Adi Bokar Woman

2022

Details

Title: Adi Bokar Woman
Date Created: 2022
Contributor: Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh facilitated the on-ground research.
Rights: Banglanatak.com, Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation
About the craft: The Adis are one of the most populous communities of Arunachal Pradesh. They believe that they have travelled from the North to settle down in their current locations of the temperate and sub-tropical regions of the districts of Siang, East Siang, Upper Siang, West Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Shi Yomi and Namsai. The literal meaning of adi is "hill" or "mountain top". Language spoken by the Adis belong to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Adis are spread across the state both in the lower foothill areas and the high altitudes of north westernmost mountains. According to the Adi mythology, they came from their ancestor Abo Tani, and belong to the Tani group of people. Bokar is the sub-tribe of Adis. According to their oral history, the Bokars came after 4 clans of Abo Tani, from a mountain in Mongolia.

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more