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].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: 1927.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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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.
Language: English
Published: 1927.
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.