Pot, basket and boar imitation hung on a pole as sacrifice
B&W photographic print. 'This shows an offering as part of the ceremony to drive out the evil spirit which has "captured a man's soul" and caused his illness. A wild boar has been sacrificed and it (or an imitation) has been hung on the post together with a pot and a carrying basket. In cases of...
| Date(s) of creation: |
[1918-1926] |
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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/LOAA004591 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'This shows an offering as part of the ceremony to drive out the evil spirit which has "captured a man's soul" and caused his illness. A wild boar has been sacrificed and it (or an imitation) has been hung on the post together with a pot and a carrying basket. In cases of more serious illness, the sacrifice, as here, is performed at the actual spot where the "medicine man" thinks the sick man's soul was captured. (Chungtia is a Mongsen village) ' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Sacrifice Boars Baskets Pots Medicine men Shamans Animal sacrifice 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 |