The newly constructed habitat of Wancho Tribe, a tribal community of Arunachal Pradesh has been included as permanent exhibition at Tribal Habitat Open Air Exhibition of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya on Friday after an inauguration ceremony.
The house has been jointly inaugurated by Chairperson of Zila Parishad, District longding, Arunachal Pradesh Phezom Wangsa and Director - IGRMS Professor Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri.
The guests and visitors for the inaugural ceremony were welcomed with cultural performances in the ceremonial attire by the artisans from Wanchu tribe who constructed the habitat. On this occasion artists and Asssiatnt Keeper, IGRMS RM Nayal shared their experiences from the idea to till the completion of the house type.
Speaking on this occasion Wangsa said “The establishment of Wangshu House in this national museum is an important step towards conserving the cultural heritage of Wangchu tribe. Now the enthusiasts from all over the world will understand about Wangchu tribe of Arunachal Pradesh”.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony Prof. Chaudhuri congratulated both artisans and anthropologists. He said “Anthropology has the rare strength to bring people from different communities all together”.
He further said this is not just a house, it talks about society at large, the whole idea of identity and the changes which are coming into the community.
The programme was coordinated by a sociologist Nokkai Wangsham who had been instrumental from very beginning to establish this habitat. later all the artists were presented certificates. IGRMS Assistant Keeper Rakesh Bhatt delivered the vote of thanks and shared the whole journey of the house in brief.