Pig imitation and basket hung on a pole as sacrifice
B&W photographic print. 'It is not only evil spirits that can cause illness. Sometimes if a man complains of illness after killing a particular animal - in this case a pig - the "medicine man" may decide that the sick man is being attacked by the soul of the animal. So an old man of the sick man...
| 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/LOAA004590 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'It is not only evil spirits that can cause illness. Sometimes if a man complains of illness after killing a particular animal - in this case a pig - the "medicine man" may decide that the sick man is being attacked by the soul of the animal. So an old man of the sick man's clan sacrifices a fowl and hangs up an imitation pig and basket at the place of sacrifice. (Ungma is a Chongli village) ' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Sacrifice Pigs Baskets 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 |