Deceased's platform

B&W photographic print. 'Another bamboo platform with offerings to a dead man, showing wads of cotton wool for ear ornaments, with a gourd of rice beer and a drinking cup on the ground nearby.'


Date(s) of creation: 1919
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004493
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Another bamboo platform with offerings to a dead man, showing wads of cotton wool for ear ornaments, with a gourd of rice beer and a drinking cup on the ground nearby.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Lotha 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