Man standing beside a house

B&W photographic print. 'Man standing beside a house. Behind him are "heads" - gourds - displayed on poles, symbolising heads taken.'


Date(s) of creation: October 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004366
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Man standing beside a house. Behind him are "heads" - gourds - displayed on poles, symbolising heads taken.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Houses
Gourds
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
Potsimi is alternatively known as Putsimi, Purr Phozanagwemi, and several other alternates
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 12 x 7 cm
Format: Archive