Wooden post set up as a grave figure (Image number T.083, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
A wooden post set up as a grave figure, with the top carved as a head. This is similar to those of the Angamis. The village had recently suffered a 'flu epidemic, and many people had died.
Full title: |
Wooden post set up as a grave figure (Image number T.083, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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Format: | Photo |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1927.
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Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Online access: |
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Summary: |
A wooden post set up as a grave figure, with the top carved as a head. This is similar to those of the Angamis. The village had recently suffered a 'flu epidemic, and many people had died. |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
1927.
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Subjects: | |
Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
Access: |
Image: © 1927, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
Place of Publication: |
India -- Assam -- Nachangjaul. |