'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...

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Date(s) of creation: 10 April 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004132
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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