Carved post at Sangnu (Sangnyu)
B&W photographic print. 'Hutton describes the Ang's house as having 27 enormous posts supporting the roof. This may be one of them. "lt (also) contains a piece of magnificent wood about 20ft long by 12ft high (6.09m x 3.65m high) at least (with) all sorts of carving in relief, some in high rel...
| Date(s) of creation: |
20 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/LOAA004427 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Hutton describes the Ang's house as having 27 enormous posts supporting the roof. This may be one of them. "lt (also) contains a piece of magnificent wood about 20ft long by 12ft high (6.09m x 3.65m high) at least (with) all sorts of carving in relief, some in high relief, other parts standing on projecting ledges and cut entirely away from the background but all done in the same piece of wood. There were two big tigers ... a couple of warriors and a mother suckling her child ... a man and woman performing the sexual act, a cock crowing excellently carved, a big snake ... human heads ... and a jappa (basket) standing absolutely clear of the main block (used) as a receptacle ... AII this carving was attributed to a more or less mythical ancestor and must be excessively old". The Nagaland Tourism booklet describes "a wonderful wooden monument measuring 8 feet (2.84m) in height and 12 feet (3.65m) in breadth - believed to be constructed by heavenly angels". This is almost certainly a fragment of the same carving described by Hutton. The connection between head-hunting and fertility is plain.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Poles Wood poles 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: |
9.5 x 7 cm |
| Format: | Archive |