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] |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| collection |
SOAS Archive |
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| id |
PP_MS_58.02.K.34 |
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archive |
| scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
| callnumber |
PP MS 58/02/K/34 |
| callnumber_txt |
PP MS 58/02/K/34 |
| callnumber-sort |
PP MS 58/02/K/34 |
| prefix_number |
34 |
| title |
Pig imitation and basket hung on a pole as sacrifice |
| scb_date_creation |
[1918-1926] |
| scb_level |
Item |
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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. '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) ' |
| 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 |
| scb_copies |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| note |
Sacrifice Pigs Baskets Shamans Animal sacrifice Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Ao Naga |
| scb_url |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004590 |
| scb_url_description |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
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PP MS 58 |
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PP_MS_58.0002.00K.0034 |