The bringing in Ngaku's tiger : Miren Dancing
B&W photographic print. 'The slain tiger is lashed to a bier in a standing position, its tail straight up and its mouth propped open. Carried by two lines of men, it is being brought into (probably) Mills' garden, watched by an admiring crowd. A man who has killed a tiger is highly honoured and...
| Date(s) of creation: |
September 1920 |
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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/LOAA004526 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'The slain tiger is lashed to a bier in a standing position, its tail straight up and its mouth propped open. Carried by two lines of men, it is being brought into (probably) Mills' garden, watched by an admiring crowd. A man who has killed a tiger is highly honoured and respected in the village. The event is celebrated as would be a successful head-hunting raid, and the warriors dance round it when it is carried in. Nagas consider a tiger to be the elder bother of man. The procession pauses while Miren is dancing (left).' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Tiger Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Ao 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 |