Morung, possibly Konyak

B&W photographic print. 'The central post is decorated with two realistically carved male figures in high relief, their eyes picked out in white. The connection with fertility is obvious. There are also carvings of human heads. Stuck in the ground outside is a bunch of tall reeds or bamboos who...

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Date(s) of creation: 1920s
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005028
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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