The great Ang of Mon standing near a monolith

B&W photographic print. 'The Great Ang of Mon is standing beside the stone pillar with flat stone in front on which a freshly taken head is placed. This is located in front of the Morung which, together with the Ang's house, is central to village life. The Ang wears the brass chest ornament of t...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/B/31 Open

Date(s) of creation: 21 April 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004291
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/B/31
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/B/31
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/B/31
prefix_number 31
title The great Ang of Mon standing near a monolith
scb_date_creation 21 April 1923
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 photograph
author Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_facet Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
authorStr Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_letter Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
format Archive
description B&W photographic print. 'The Great Ang of Mon is standing beside the stone pillar with flat stone in front on which a freshly taken head is placed. This is located in front of the Morung which, together with the Ang's house, is central to village life. The Ang wears the brass chest ornament of the successful head-hunter, together with numerous necklaces, ivory armlets above the elbows and many large cane rings on his forearms, with decorated cane rings below the knees. The Great Angs , hereditary sacred chiefs, such as those of Mon, Chi, and Hangnyu, consider lesser Angs to be their vassals. Great Angs may only marry other members of the Great Ang clan, and only their children acquire their father's rank.'
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by J.P. Mills
language No linguistic content
language_search No linguistic content
scb_scripts_material Unwritten
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs 13 x 7.5 cm
scb_copies Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
note Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
Dormitories
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004291
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00B.0031

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