Cutting up a mithun (Image number G.008, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
The mithun (Bos frontalis) plays an important part in ceremonial life. It is a semi-domesticated type of bovine which normally roams free in the jungle, being fed salt occasionally by its owner. This animal may have been sacrificed for one of a series of Feasts of Merit which are an important way fo...
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Cutting up a mithun (Image number G.008, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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1919.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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