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Descendant of Nicobari chief who helped sink WW1 German ship to take island tradition to Saxony museum 

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January 8, 2023
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Over a century after a Nancowrie princess helped the British sink a German warship throughout World War I, her great-grandson has been invited by an ethnographic museum in Germany’s Saxony to elucidate the distinctive handicrafts and tradition of the Nicobari island chain.

Nancowrie is an island within the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands.

In October 1914, the German gentle cruiser Emden was tasked to tackle the British ships within the Indian Ocean and whereas crusing, it reached Nancowrie.

Then, the chief of the island was Princess Islon, and she or he was believed to have labored for the British. She welcomed Emden pondering it was a British ship however quickly received to know of its actual identification.

As Commander Karl Friedrich Max von Muller left the island with the sunshine cruiser which had already destroyed a number of ships transporting troops and provisions for the British, Islon tipped off the closest British sign station about Emden.

She was later conferred with the title of ‘Rani of Nancowry’.

Emden was destroyed in November 1914 by an Australian gentle cruiser close to Direction Island.

After 108 years, Germany’s State Ethnographic Collections Saxony has invited ‘Prince of Nancowry’ Rashid Yusoof, great-grandson of Islon, to be part of their analysis as a specialist on priceless handicrafts of the Nicobari tribe, that are greater than 150 years outdated.

Ethnography is the scientific description of individuals and cultures with their customs, habits, and variations.

In a letter to Yusoof, Leontine Meijer-van Mensch, the director of the museum at Saxony, mentioned, “I would like to cordially invite you to the December 8, 2022, opening of the exhibition ‘winds of Change’ that you have been a valued specialist consultant.” The handicraft objects which might be greater than 150 years outdated have been collected by Germans throughout their travels, mentioned Yusoof who has reached Germany.

“I used to be invited to elucidate the character of the handicrafts and their significance among the many Nicobari tribe. I’m comfortable to share that the Nicobari tribe and our Nancowrie Island not stay a distant place.

“Such initiatives will help people to understand our culture and tradition, which are not known to many,” Yusoof informed PTI.

The German museum has Nancowrie handicrafts akin to picket sharks, ships, and wall hangings.

“One section of the museum contains hunting and fishing tools of the Nancowry tribe. There are many wooden statues too and each statue signifies the lifestyle of the tribe,” he mentioned.

Yusoof was additionally invited by the Denmark authorities to an occasion in February subsequent 12 months to convey their wealthy and vibrant tradition. The Danish authorities additionally dominated Nicobar Island for some interval within the 18th century.

Andaman & Nicobar MP, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, welcomed the initiatives taken by the German and Denmark authorities.

“Nicobari tribes are known for their bravery and rich culture. I am happy that people, especially our young generation, will be able to know more about them. I have plans to promote their lost recipes in fares and food exhibitions,” Sharma mentioned.



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