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'


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