Tug-of-war women and children pulling one side of the rope during "Moatsü" spring festival

B&W photographic print. 'The women are allowed to pull down hill. All the small boys pile in and pull wherever they choose. Men dancing. The tug-of-war is part of the "moatsü" spring festival. (Ungma is a Chongli village) '


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/LOAA004593
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'The women are allowed to pull down hill. All the small boys pile in and pull wherever they choose. Men dancing. The tug-of-war is part of the "moatsü" spring festival. (Ungma is a Chongli village) '
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Games
Tug of war (Game)
Festivals
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