New Year's figure representing man
B&W photographic print. 'A conventionalised figure of a man placed high above the ground between two poles. During the New Year festival darts are thrown at it, a hit meaning good crops. Mills remarks that it is "about as obvious a remnant of human sacrifice as one could find, and a close parall...
| Date(s) of creation: |
18 January 1928 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005086 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'A conventionalised figure of a man placed high above the ground between two poles. During the New Year festival darts are thrown at it, a hit meaning good crops. Mills remarks that it is "about as obvious a remnant of human sacrifice as one could find, and a close parallel to the Lotha (Lhota) opya" (see G.15).' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Liangmai Naga Ethnic group: Inpui Naga Ethnic group: Rongmei Naga Ethnic group: Zeliangrong The Liangmai Naga are alternately known as the Kacha Naga The Inpui Naga are alternately known as the Kabui Naga |
| 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 |