Door of a Morung

B&W photographic print. 'Door of a Morung. This was an old Naga village reduced from 60 to 13 houses, but Mills noted that the decorations of the Morung were the best he had seen in the area. In this .photograph, the wooden framework of the bamboo walls is carved and painted with various designs...

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Date(s) of creation: 7 August 1928
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005115
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Door of a Morung. This was an old Naga village reduced from 60 to 13 houses, but Mills noted that the decorations of the Morung were the best he had seen in the area. In this .photograph, the wooden framework of the bamboo walls is carved and painted with various designs. These include numerous circles possibly symbolising heads, human figures, men riding elephants and a horse, cocks, antelope and other animals and symbols.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Dormitories
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Liangmai Naga
Ethnic group: Inpui Naga
Ethnic group: Rongmei Naga
Ethnic group: Zeliangrong
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 9.5 x 7 cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive