Gourds with "horns of increase"

B&W photographic print. 'Gourds with "horns" displayed on poles. The "horns of increase" probably refer to the fact that the taking of heads is held to increase the fertility of the village's crops and its women. See also, PP MS 58 image number P.083 and P.084'

Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/P/94 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1923-1924
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004896
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.P.94
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/P/94
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/P/94
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/P/94
prefix_number 94
title Gourds with "horns of increase"
scb_date_creation 1923-1924
scb_level Item
level_sort 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. 'Gourds with "horns" displayed on poles. The "horns of increase" probably refer to the fact that the taking of heads is held to increase the fertility of the village's crops and its women. See also, PP MS 58 image number P.083 and P.084'
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 Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Yimchungru Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004896
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00P.0094

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