Head stones of Deka Chang of Semkhor (Image number U.010, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
On these stones outside the "deka chang" (bachelor's dormitory) enemy heads were placed after returning from a raid. They were kept there until the days of "genna" (ritual taboo time) were over and then thrown away, rather than kept, as Konyak Nagas would have done. Mills wa...
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Head stones of Deka Chang of Semkhor (Image number U.010, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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1927.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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