B&W photographic print. 'When a head is taken, it is first placed at the foot of this erect stone, then put into a basket and left to rot in the jungle. When more or less clean, it is hoisted up on this pole and left there until the next annual ceremony which is celebrated when the young crops have grown high and are due for their first weeding. After this, the head is taken down and transferred to the Ang's collection, or placed in the Morung, when its fertility or "soul- force" will be transferred to the village.'
Heads displayed on a bamboo pole tied to the erect stone in fron
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- Dates of Creation22 October 1923
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- Language of MaterialNo linguistic content
- Physical Description1 photograph
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Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
Chui is alternately spelled Chi
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12 x 7 cm
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