Genna posts at Litinimangyang's house

B&W photographic print. 'House of Litinimangyang of the Chongli group. The plain forked posts on the right commemorate the first mithun sacrifice, the squat round post with pointed top on the left the second sacrifice, and the carved and painted tiered posts beside it the third and final sacrifi...

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Date(s) of creation: June 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004576
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.K.19
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/K/19
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/K/19
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/K/19
prefix_number 19
title Genna posts at Litinimangyang's house
scb_date_creation June 1923
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. 'House of Litinimangyang of the Chongli group. The plain forked posts on the right commemorate the first mithun sacrifice, the squat round post with pointed top on the left the second sacrifice, and the carved and painted tiered posts beside it the third and final sacrifice of a full cycle of feasts.'
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 Houses
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Ao Naga
Sangratsu is alternately known as Sangrachu
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004576
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00K.0019