Comments on: Ethnographic materials from the Himalayan region

Ethnographic materials from the Himalayan region

tellurian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:37:00 -0800

Apa Tani bleeding tubes filmed by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf and Paro, Bhutan in 1936 from Frederick Williamson, are just two of the extraordinary offerings from the Digital Himalaya Project.

By: sneebler

sneebler — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:01:14 -0800

Is this porn or youtube porn? Or is it just youtubery with extra tubes? And blood, of course.

By: KokuRyu

KokuRyu — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:13:18 -0800

Bleeding tubes.... What an extraordinary offering! I mean, Jesus, there must be a better intro to the Digital Himalaya Project. But... Bleeding tubes? WT mighty F?

By: Tube

Tube — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:00:44 -0800

No, Robocop is bleeding.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:40:27 -0800

'tis a bit odd

By: kozad

kozad — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:02:29 -0800

Yes, this might be a less off-putting intro to this very interesting collection...

By: tellurian

tellurian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:11:24 -0800

It seems the 'bleeding tubes' clip wasn't well received. Oh well, different strokes I guess. I found it fascinating and was looking for more information about it. I didn't have any luck though. It doesn't even get a mention in his book, The Apa Tanis and Their Neighbours: A Primitive Civilization of the Eastern Himalayas, although it covers other rituals related to the seasons and slain enemies.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:24:21 -0800

After having watched it again, it occurs to me that this may not be a ritual at all and could be a medical practice, relieving pressure on knees, wrists and temples.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:17:02 -0800

The bleeding tubes video had 111 views when I linked it, 1,048 now.