Yunghong houses with posts carved in high relief

B&W photographic print. 'Houses with posts carved in high relief with mithun heads, and the skulls of mithun hung up as well. The mithun is a sign of wealth and status among all Nagas.'


Date(s) of creation: 17 April 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004272
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Houses with posts carved in high relief with mithun heads, and the skulls of mithun hung up as well. The mithun is a sign of wealth and status among all Nagas.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Mithun
Skulls
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 13 x 7.5 cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive