Genna poles in a village

B&W photographic print. 'These may be poles set up after a Feast of Merit outside the house of the feast giver (genna poles). Very tall bamboos are bound with cane leaves and bamboo hoops hung from them.'

Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/N/15 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1919-1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004691
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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title Genna poles in a village
scb_date_creation 1919-1923
scb_level Item
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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. 'These may be poles set up after a Feast of Merit outside the house of the feast giver (genna poles). Very tall bamboos are bound with cane leaves and bamboo hoops hung from them.'
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 Festivals
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Sumi Naga
The Feast of Merit was a series of ceremonies, each more lavish than the preceeding, culminated in the sacrifice of a mithun, a kind of buffalo also known as a 'seijang'. A wealthy man transmits his own fertility, and its ability to get things done and t
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004691
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00N.0015

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