Huge pile of upright stones outside the Ang's house

B&W photographic print. 'The huge pile of upright stones outside the Ang's house, to which a new one is added for every head taken. Two men stand beside it to give scale.'


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/LOAA004348
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'The huge pile of upright stones outside the Ang's house, to which a new one is added for every head taken. Two men stand beside it to give scale.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Houses
Stones
Sacred stones
Cairns
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