The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills

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caption:

Soul effigies and grave goods placed under pipal tree in which corpse platforms are placed for exposure: grave goods consist of food and rice beer all of which are intended for use of deceased's spirit in the next world. Konyak, Totok village.

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photographs

ethnicgroup:

Konyak

location:

Totok

production:

person:	Mills/ J.P.
date:	1918-1945
note:	documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless uncatalogued, in which case text within square brackets

acquirer:

person:	School of Oriental and African Studies, London
refnum:	1078/SOAS/JPM