Carved wooden post in a Morung
B&W photographic print. 'Carvings in high relief; two dogs and, below, a man riding a horse - perhaps commemorating an earlier visit by a European official. As far as is known, however, there was no bridle path to this village at the time, so the carver may have seen this rider while visiting an...
| Date(s) of creation: |
22 October 1923 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004338 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Carvings in high relief; two dogs and, below, a man riding a horse - perhaps commemorating an earlier visit by a European official. As far as is known, however, there was no bridle path to this village at the time, so the carver may have seen this rider while visiting another area.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Wood sculpture Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Konyak Naga Chui is alternately spelled Chi |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
12 x 7 cm |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |