Group of men dancing in ceremonial dress

B&W photographic print. 'The " Moatsu" ceremony takes place immediately after the sowing is finished and is the most popular ceremony of the year. It lasts for six days and is an occasion for dancing, drinking, and general free licence and celebration. '

Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/J/06 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1919-1920
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004544
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/J/06
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/J/06
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/J/06
prefix_number 06
title Group of men dancing in ceremonial dress
scb_date_creation 1919-1920
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. 'The " Moatsu" ceremony takes place immediately after the sowing is finished and is the most popular ceremony of the year. It lasts for six days and is an occasion for dancing, drinking, and general free licence and celebration. '
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
note Dance
Ceremonies
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Ao Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004544
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00J.0006

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