Opya at Lungsa : tree with spears (Image number G.015, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Opya: The base of a tree bristling with spears. For this ceremony, a log is set up just outside the village, a cockerel is sacrificed and placed at its base, then all the men of the village, dressed in full finery, throw their spears at it, shouting as if in battle, before returning to their Morung...
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Opya at Lungsa : tree with spears (Image number G.015, 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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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
Opya: The base of a tree bristling with spears. For this ceremony, a log is set up just outside the village, a cockerel is sacrificed and placed at its base, then all the men of the village, dressed in full finery, throw their spears at it, shouting as if in battle, before returning to their Morung singing the chant of returning head-hunters. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1919.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
| Access: |
Image: © 1919, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Manipur -- Churachandpur District -- Lungsai. |