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Shipirr (Thachumi) (Image number A.32 : J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)

Mode of keeping heads. The heads are displayed on bamboo poles; sometimes gourds are substituted for heads. The horizontal pieces are known as "horns of increase", presumably to further increase the fertility which is thought to come from the head.

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Full title:	Shipirr (Thachumi) (Image number A.32 : J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource].
Other authors:	Mills, J.P. (James Philip), 1890-1960., Hobson, Geraldine.
Format:	Photo
Language:	English
Published:	1924.
Series:	SOAS Digital Library. ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. IASC. ISOAS.
Subjects:	Naga (South Asian people). Konyak (Indic people). Naga. नागा. Konyak Naga. कोन्याक नागा. Head-hunting. Headhunters. Heads (Anatomy). Fertility. एशिया -- भारत -- नगालैंड -- त्युएनसांग. आशिया - भारत - नागालँड - टयूएनसांग. Naga Hills (India).
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Summary:	Mode of keeping heads. The heads are displayed on bamboo poles; sometimes gourds are substituted for heads. The horizontal pieces are known as "horns of increase", presumably to further increase the fertility which is thought to come from the head.
Other authors:	Mills, J.P. (James Philip), 1890-1960., Hobson, Geraldine.
Language:	English
Published:	1924.
Subjects:	Naga (South Asian people). Konyak (Indic people). Naga. नागा. Konyak Naga. कोन्याक नागा. Head-hunting. Headhunters. Heads (Anatomy). Fertility. एशिया > भारत > नगालैंड > त्युएनसांग. आशिया - भारत - नागालँड - टयूएनसांग. Naga Hills (India).
Series:	SOAS Digital Library. ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. IASC. ISOAS.
Access:	Image: © 1924, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson.
Place of Publication:	India -- Nagaland -- Tuensang -- Sampurre.