Leopard hunt
B&W photographic print. 'The killing of a leopard is celebrated as the death of an enemy. The arrival of its corpse at the village is accompanied by the same chants which follow a successful head-hunting raid, and the warriors then dance around it. Afterwards it is placed on a traditional spot n...
| Date(s) of creation: |
1919-1920 |
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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/LOAA004543 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'The killing of a leopard is celebrated as the death of an enemy. The arrival of its corpse at the village is accompanied by the same chants which follow a successful head-hunting raid, and the warriors then dance around it. Afterwards it is placed on a traditional spot near the cemetery and on the way back to the village the people put numerous peeled sticks in the path to prevent its spirit following them back to the village. ' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Hunters Hunting Leopard 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 |
| Format: | Archive |