'Mithan at Yungya'
B&W photographic print. 'Two mithan tied to trees with ropes made of creeper. The mithan (Bos frontalis) is kept as a semi-domesticated animal by Nagas. It normally roams free in the jungle, being fed salt occasionally by its owner. It is sacrificed on ceremonial occasions such as Feasts of Meri...
| Date(s) of creation: |
10 April 1923 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004132 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Two mithan tied to trees with ropes made of creeper. The mithan (Bos frontalis) is kept as a semi-domesticated animal by Nagas. It normally roams free in the jungle, being fed salt occasionally by its owner. It is sacrificed on ceremonial occasions such as Feasts of Merit. The British often exacted a fine of mithan for misdemeanours such as head-hunting.' |
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| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Konyak (Indic people) Mithun Head-hunting Headhunters Naga Hills (India) Yungya is also known as Aopao or Ao Pao and resides in the Champang H.Q. of the Mon District, Nagaland, India. Ethnicity: Naga Ethnicity: Konyak Naga |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Physical description: |
8 x 5.5cm |
| Format: | Archive |