Crowd of people during a ritual offering

B&W photographic print. 'The notes say that a goat was sacrificed at the Nonkrem ceremony, but this photograph appears to show men preparing pan and betel. They wear turbans (jainspong) and loin cloths (bokhaila).'


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/LOAA005170
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'The notes say that a goat was sacrificed at the Nonkrem ceremony, but this photograph appears to show men preparing pan and betel. They wear turbans (jainspong) and loin cloths (bokhaila).'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Festivals
Ethnic group: Khasi
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