Carved wooden figures in front of a Morung

B&W photographic print. 'Part of a huge, horizontal, carved piece of wood under the eaves of the entrance. On it is carved in high relief a copulating couple, squatting down - cut away entirely from the wood except at the base. This illustrates the belief, common among many Naga tribes, of the c...

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Date(s) of creation: 22 October 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004344
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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