Charnel-house in Mon

B&W photographic print. 'The photograph shows various urns covered with flat stones. They would contain skulls of deceased people of the village, placed here after being removed from the corpse a week or so after death.'


Date(s) of creation: 21 October 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004334
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'The photograph shows various urns covered with flat stones. They would contain skulls of deceased people of the village, placed here after being removed from the corpse a week or so after death.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Urns
Cists (Boxes)
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: 12 x 7 cm
Format: Archive