Group of dancers

B&W photographic print. 'The Nonkrem ceremony takes place in late spring at the palace of the Syiem (ruler) of Khyrim, when he invokes blessings for successful crops. It is the most important ceremony of the Khasi year. The photograph shows one of the dances. The girls must all be virgins, and a...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/T/91 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1928
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005171
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/T/91
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/T/91
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/T/91
prefix_number 91
title Group of dancers
scb_date_creation 1928
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 photograph
author Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_facet Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
authorStr Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_letter Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
format Archive
description B&W photographic print. 'The Nonkrem ceremony takes place in late spring at the palace of the Syiem (ruler) of Khyrim, when he invokes blessings for successful crops. It is the most important ceremony of the Khasi year. The photograph shows one of the dances. The girls must all be virgins, and as they dance, taking tiny steps, the long silver tassels (U sai khyllong) which hang down their backs must not swing. Over the embroidered blouse (jrongkti) they wear the long "jainkyrshah" knotted on the left shoulder. The necklaces are of gold and coral, with ear-rings and finger-rings of gold, and their silver crowns (ka pansngiat) are decorated with flowers. '
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by J.P. Mills
language No linguistic content
language_search No linguistic content
scb_scripts_material Unwritten
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs 9.5 x 7 cm
scb_copies Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
note Festivals
Ethnic group: Khasi
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005171
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00T.0091

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