Lungtirok, male stones (right), female (left). (Image number C.033, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Julian Jacobs in The Nagas states that "the Ao, Lotha (Lhota) and other Nagas trace their mythical origin to the six sacred stones at Lungterok. Given that the stones are vehicles of fertility, it is consistent that ... they are often sexual symbols, either resembling male and female genitals,...
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Lungtirok, male stones (right), female (left). (Image number C.033, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Language: | English |
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1923.
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| 024 | 7 | |a PP MS 58/02/C/33 |2 calm reference | |
| 040 | |a LOA |c LOA | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Lungtirok, male stones (right), female (left). (Image number C.033, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) |h [electronic resource]. |
| 260 | |c 1923. | ||
| 490 | |a Ancestral stones. | ||
| 500 | |a Date of photograph: 1923 October | ||
| 500 | |a Copyright held by the Estate of J.P. Mills. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Geraldine Hobson. | ||
| 500 | |a This item may be used under license: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial (CC BY-NC) | ||
| 500 | |a The image is part of Album C. The first part of this Album contains photographs taken when Mills was touring with J.H. Hutton in the Konyak country in October 1923. Album B. also contains some photographs taken on this tour. At the time Mills was Assistant Commissioner, based at Mokokchung, and Hutton was Deputy Commissioner at Kohima. The latter part of the Album consists of photographs from other areas. These cannot be dated, but were probably taken at about the same period. | ||
| 500 | |a Originally collected in Album C of the "J.P. Mills Photographic Collection". (Held in the SOAS, University of London, Archives and Special Collections.) | ||
| 500 | |a Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909- . The Naked Nagas. London : Methuen & Co., Ltd. [1939]. (LCCN: 40014642) | ||
| 500 | |a Hutton, John Henry. Tour Diary [manuscript]. 1923 April. (Held by the Pitt Rivers Museum archives, University of Oxford) | ||
| 500 | |a Jacobs, Julian. The Nagas : hill peoples of Northeast India : society, culture, and the colonial encounter. London : Thames and Hudson, 1990. | ||
| 500 | |a VIAF ID: 2475026 (name authority) : Mills, J.P. (James Philip), 1890-1960 | ||
| 500 | |a VIAF ID: 24095368 (name authority) : Hobson, Geraldine | ||
| 500 | |a Ethnologue reference: http://www.ethnologue.com/language/nsa | ||
| 506 | |a Image: © 1923, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a Julian Jacobs in The Nagas states that "the Ao, Lotha (Lhota) and other Nagas trace their mythical origin to the six sacred stones at Lungterok. Given that the stones are vehicles of fertility, it is consistent that ... they are often sexual symbols, either resembling male and female genitals, or being described as a male and female pair." The stones in these photographs may well be the ones described. | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS, University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2015. |f (SOAS Digital Library) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. | ||
| 535 | 1 | |a Archives and Special Collections. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sacred stones. | |
| 650 | |a एशिया -- भारत -- नगालैंड -- त्युएनसांग जिले. | ||
| 650 | |a এশিয়া -- ভারত -- নাগাল্যান্ড. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Naga (South Asian people). | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Naga. |2 ethnicity | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Sangtam Naga. |2 ethnicity | |
| 650 | 7 | |a नागा. |2 ethnicity | |
| 650 | 7 | |a संगटम नागा. |2 ethnicity | |
| 720 | 1 | |a Mills, J. P. (James Philip), 1890-1960.. | |
| 720 | 1 | |a Hobson, Geraldine. |4 ctb | |
| 752 | |a India |b Nagaland |c Tuensang District |d Chungliyimti. | ||
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| 830 | 0 | |a ILOAA. | |
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| 856 | 4 | 0 | |y Electronic Resource |
| 992 | 0 | 4 | |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LO/AA/00/43/55/00001/00033thm.jpg |