Tally at a grave

B&W photographic print. 'A plank suspended between two poles and carved with nineteen heads of mithun, which the man sacrificed during his lifetime. (Western Rengma, Southern section).'


Date(s) of creation: [1919-1937]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004938
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'A plank suspended between two poles and carved with nineteen heads of mithun, which the man sacrificed during his lifetime. (Western Rengma, Southern section).'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Western Rengma Naga
Ethnic group: Rengma Naga
Terogunyu is alternately known as Therugunyu
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 9.5 x 7 cm
Format: Archive