Morung post at Chen.

B&W photographic print. 'Konyak. The post is carved with what appear to be two headed animals. A soldier of the Gurkha escort can be seen in the background, giving an idea of the vast scale of the interior, from the ceiling of which hang numerous carrying baskets.'

Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/A/42 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1920s
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004165
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/A/42
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/A/42
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/A/42
prefix_number 42
title Morung post at Chen.
scb_date_creation 1920s
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 1 photograph
format Archive
description B&W photographic print. 'Konyak. The post is carved with what appear to be two headed animals. A soldier of the Gurkha escort can be seen in the background, giving an idea of the vast scale of the interior, from the ceiling of which hang numerous carrying baskets.'
scb_access_status Open
language No linguistic content
language_search No linguistic content
scb_scripts_material Unwritten
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs 8 x 5.5cm
note Naga (South Asian people)
Konyak (Indic people)
Gurkha (South Asian people)
Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
Morung systems
Dormitories
Baskets
Posts
Naga Hills (India)
Ethnicity: Naga
Ethnicity: Konyak Naga
Ethnicity: Gurkha
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004165
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00A.0042

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