Characteristics of the Traditional Animal Husbandry, its Social Background and Transformation in Domkhar Valley, Ladakh, India

• Inamura Tetsuya

  放送大学

• Khanal Kishor Chandra

  ネパール総合地域研究所

• Yamamoto Norio

  国立民族学博物館(名誉教授)

• Karmacharya Ishwari

  宗教画家・図像研究者

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• インド、ラダーク地方ドムカルにおける家畜飼養の特徴、社会背景、およびその変容

Abstract

Domkhar valley is one of the highest agricultural places in Himalayan valleys, with its highest altitude about 4, 150m, along with very cold and dry climate condition. Pastoral transhumance of yak, drimo (male yak), dzomo (female hybrid between cow and yak), dzo (male dzomo) and baling (local cattle) is practiced at the same time with agriculture in this area. Herders groups composed of a few men breed the animals on the high grassland so called "Phu" located around 4, 550m ASL, and do milking and processing. Moreover, there are some more patterns of traditional animal husbandry, besides this type of pastoral transhumance in Domkhar. The agro-pastoral complex in Domkhar had been adapted to the severe natural environments in this area and developed the unique characteristics. It is also related strongly to the social systems such as reciprocal aid in the community. In this article, authors describe the characteristics of animal husbandry and create an overview of its social background, focusing on Kuramrik, the highest community in Domkhar valley and a Phu "Tepesumdo". Connection of the subsistence and social system, and its transformation are also discussed.

Journal

• ヒマラヤ学誌

  ヒマラヤ学誌 15 139-154, 2014-03-28

  The Association for the Studies of Himalaya, Kyoto University ; Kyoto University Bhutan Friendship Program ; The Leading Graduate Program for Primatology and Wildlife Science, Kyoto University

Keywords

• 225.8

Details

• CRID: 1390009224839890816
• NII Article ID: 120005447508
• NII Book ID: AN10392447
• DOI: 10.14989/hsm.15.139
• HANDLE: 2433/188366
• ISSN: 09148620
• Text Lang: ja
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