Stones commemorating Iiaisons, Waipe
B&W photographic print. 'Stones commemorating liaisons. Mills notes in his Tour Diary: "By the side of the path near Thungje are the stones set up to commemorate the amorous exploits of Shikamba of that village, who died, a very old man, about ten years ago. At one end is a monolith of appropria...
| Date(s) of creation: |
11 September 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/LOAA005116 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Stones commemorating liaisons. Mills notes in his Tour Diary: "By the side of the path near Thungje are the stones set up to commemorate the amorous exploits of Shikamba of that village, who died, a very old man, about ten years ago. At one end is a monolith of appropriate shape and beyond it a double line of ladies' stones, numbering forty in all, excluding a few small ones which denote offspring". Waipe may be another name for, or a khel of, Thungje.' |
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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 Mills photograph catalogue identifies the ethnicity as "Kacha Naga". Ethnologue lists "Kacha Naga" as alternate forms of name for both the Liangmai Naga and the Zeme Naga. |
| 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 |