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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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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