Oha luck-stones are kept at the foot of the head-tree

B&W photographic print. 'Oha (luck-stones) are kept at the foot of the head-tree and have been counted by the village priest in front of the assembled village. If he finds that they have increased since the last counting, it is a good omen, since they are considered to be the abode of spirits. T...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/G/14 Open

Date(s) of creation: April 1919
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004487
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.G.14
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/G/14
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/G/14
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/G/14
prefix_number 14
title Oha luck-stones are kept at the foot of the head-tree
scb_date_creation April 1919
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 photograph
author Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_facet Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
authorStr Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_letter Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
format Archive
description B&W photographic print. 'Oha (luck-stones) are kept at the foot of the head-tree and have been counted by the village priest in front of the assembled village. If he finds that they have increased since the last counting, it is a good omen, since they are considered to be the abode of spirits. They are also sometimes kept by individuals in their houses or granaries.'
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by J.P. Mills
language No linguistic content
language_search No linguistic content
scb_scripts_material Unwritten
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs 9.5 x 7 cm
scb_copies Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
note Sacred stones
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Lotha Naga
Longsa is alternatively known as Lungsa, Nongsa, Nongse, and Nungsa
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004487
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00G.0014

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