Head hung from a pole (Image number D.022, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
The head in the Chang Naga village of Chentang is hung on the pole in the style of the Yimchungrü Naga. As well as heads, hands and feet of enemies are hung on long bamboo poles from the head tree. According to Mills they are considered to be rich in fertility which can be channelled for the benefit...
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Head hung from a pole (Image number D.022, 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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| Summary: |
The head in the Chang Naga village of Chentang is hung on the pole in the style of the Yimchungrü Naga. As well as heads, hands and feet of enemies are hung on long bamboo poles from the head tree. According to Mills they are considered to be rich in fertility which can be channelled for the benefit of the village. (It has to be noted that the concept of fertility is not necessarily indigenous but an anthropological theory of the time). |
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| Language: | English |
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1923.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Image: © 1923, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Tuensang District -- Chentang. |