Grave at Akule

B&W photographic print. 'The grave is dug in front of the deceased person's house and in this case a structure like a Morung has been built over it. On this are hung symbols of the heads he has taken, his spear, shield and other possessions, together with offerings of food and rice beer.'


Date(s) of creation: December 1919
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004484
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections