Mingethung head tree at Nungsa
B&W photographic print. 'Bamboo balls containing pieces of enemy heads are hung from the head tree (Mingethung). The fence round the base has been put up after the counting of the "luck stones", that lay at the roots of the tree.'
| Date(s) of creation: |
April 1919 |
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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/LOAA004488 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Bamboo balls containing pieces of enemy heads are hung from the head tree (Mingethung). The fence round the base has been put up after the counting of the "luck stones", that lay at the roots of the tree.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Trees Sacred stones Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Lotha Naga Longsa is alternatively known as Lungsa, Nongsa, Nongse, and Nungsa |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
9.5 x 7 cm |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |