The Apatani, or Tanw, also known by Apa and Apa Tani, are a tribal group of people living in the Ziro valley in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh in India.

Deep in the rural Indian province of Arunachal Pradesh, the plugging of a Apatani woman’s nose is a right of passage carried out once they have had their first period, marking them out as an adult.