Portrait of a warrior posing outside the Morung (Image number N.027, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Warrior posing outside the Morung. He wears a monkey skull around his neck to denote his head-taker's status. The Morung's centre post is carved with a human head and a mithun's head.
Full title: |
Portrait of a warrior posing outside the Morung (Image number N.027, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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Format: | Photo |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1918.
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Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Online access: |
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Summary: |
Warrior posing outside the Morung. He wears a monkey skull around his neck to denote his head-taker's status. The Morung's centre post is carved with a human head and a mithun's head. |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
1918.
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Subjects: | |
Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
Access: |
Image: © 1918, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Mon District -- Chingphoi. |