Carved wooden figures in front of a Morung (Image number C.022, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Part of a huge, horizontal, carved piece of wood under the eaves of the entrance. On it is carved in high relief a copulating couple, squatting down - cut away entirely from the wood except at the base. This illustrates the belief, common among many Naga tribes, of the connection between sex and the...
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Carved wooden figures in front of a Morung (Image number C.022, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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Format: | Photo |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1923.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Summary: |
Part of a huge, horizontal, carved piece of wood under the eaves of the entrance. On it is carved in high relief a copulating couple, squatting down - cut away entirely from the wood except at the base. This illustrates the belief, common among many Naga tribes, of the connection between sex and the fertility of the community - that of its crops as well as the inhabitants. |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
1923.
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Subjects: | |
Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
Access: |
Image: © 1923, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Mon District -- Chui. |