Ourangkong morung.
B&W photographic print. 'Ao. Foot and hand from a head-hunting raid hanging from cross-beam. Phom. (Wrongly titled Chantongia on page). On the left are highly stylised carvings of hornbills, together with carved human heads. The central plank has two monitor lizards, head to head, in high relief...
| Date(s) of creation: |
1920s |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004159 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Ao. Foot and hand from a head-hunting raid hanging from cross-beam. Phom. (Wrongly titled Chantongia on page). On the left are highly stylised carvings of hornbills, together with carved human heads. The central plank has two monitor lizards, head to head, in high relief, with a large coiled snake below. On the right are various smaller animals, including what appears to be another lizard.' |
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| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Konyak (Indic people) Ao (Indic people) Feet Hands Head-hunting Headhunters Heads (Anatomy) Naga Hills (India) Ourangkong is also spelled Orangkong. Ethnicity: Naga Ethnicity: Konyak Naga Ethnicity: Ao Naga |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
8 x 5.5cm |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |