Death ornament of elephant hunter

B&W photographic print. 'This model of an elephant is made of black cloth stuffed with straw, and pays tribute to the dead man's exploits.'


Date(s) of creation: Summer 1919
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004495
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'This model of an elephant is made of black cloth stuffed with straw, and pays tribute to the dead man's exploits.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Effigies
Elephants in art
Sepulchral monuments
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
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive