Head hung from a pole
B&W photographic print. 'The head in the Chang Naga village of Chentang is hung on the pole in the style of the Yimchungrü Naga. As well as heads, hands and feet of enemies are hung on long bamboo poles from the head tree. According to Mills they are considered to be rich in fertility which can...
| Date(s) of creation: |
April 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/LOAA004392 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'The head in the Chang Naga village of Chentang is hung on the pole in the style of the Yimchungrü Naga. As well as heads, hands and feet of enemies are hung on long bamboo poles from the head tree. According to Mills they are considered to be rich in fertility which can be channelled for the benefit of the village. (It has to be noted that the concept of fertility is not necessarily indigenous but an anthropological theory of the time).' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Skulls Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Chang Naga |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
9.5 x 7 cm |
| Format: | Archive |