Heads displayed on a bamboo pole tied to the erect stone in fron (Image number C.016, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
When a head is taken, it is first placed at the foot of this erect stone, then put into a basket and left to rot in the jungle. When more or less clean, it is hoisted up on this pole and left there until the next annual ceremony which is celebrated when the young crops have grown high and are due fo...
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Heads displayed on a bamboo pole tied to the erect stone in fron (Image number C.016, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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1923.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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