Door of a Morung (Image number T.035, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Door of a Morung. This was an old Naga village reduced from 60 to 13 houses, but Mills noted that the decorations of the Morung were the best he had seen in the area. In this .photograph, the wooden framework of the bamboo walls is carved and painted with various designs. These include numerous circ...
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Door of a Morung (Image number T.035, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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1928.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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| Summary: |
Door of a Morung. This was an old Naga village reduced from 60 to 13 houses, but Mills noted that the decorations of the Morung were the best he had seen in the area. In this .photograph, the wooden framework of the bamboo walls is carved and painted with various designs. These include numerous circles possibly symbolising heads, human figures, men riding elephants and a horse, cocks, antelope and other animals and symbols. |
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| Language: | English |
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1928.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Image: © 1928, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Assam -- North Cachar Hills District -- Maibong. |