Mithan at Yungya (Image number A.9 : J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Mithan at Yungya.
Two mithan tied to trees with ropes made of creeper. The mithan (Bos frontalis) is kept as a semi-domesticated animal by Nagas. It normally roams free in the jungle, being fed salt occasionally by its owner. It is sacrificed on ceremonial occasions such as Feasts of Merit. The British often exacted...
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Mithan at Yungya (Image number A.9 : J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Alternative titles: |
Mithan at Yungya. |
| Other authors: | Mills, J.P. (James Philip), 1890-1960., Hobson, Geraldine. |
| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1923.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. IASC. ISOAS. |
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| Summary: |
Two mithan tied to trees with ropes made of creeper. The mithan (Bos frontalis) is kept as a semi-domesticated animal by Nagas. It normally roams free in the jungle, being fed salt occasionally by its owner. It is sacrificed on ceremonial occasions such as Feasts of Merit. The British often exacted a fine of mithan for misdemeanours such as head-hunting. |
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| Other authors: | Mills, J.P. (James Philip), 1890-1960., Hobson, Geraldine. |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1923.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. IASC. ISOAS. |
| Access: |
Image: © 1923, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Mon -- Yungya. |