Kuki (people) "genna" post, ritual post

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B&W photographic print. 'A carved post with three forks, commemorating a ceremony (genna). The word genna was used by many contemporary ethnographers to describe any type of ritual. It is probably derived from the Angami word kenna.'

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Ethnic group: Chin

Ethnic group: Thado Chin

Genna is a Naga word for 'feast'

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9.5 x 7 cm

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Naga (South Asian people)

Archive Record|Table of contents

Papers of James Philip MillsPP MS 58

PapersPP MS 58/01

Photograph AlbumsPP MS 58/02

'Album A' containing photographs of a punitive expedition to the Konyak Naga village of YungyaPP MS 58/02/A

Album BPP MS 58/02/B

Album CPP MS 58/02/C

Album DPP MS 58/02/D

Album EPP MS 58/02/E

Album FPP MS 58/02/F

Album GPP MS 58/02/G

Album HPP MS 58/02/H

Album JPP MS 58/02/J

Album KPP MS 58/02/K

Album LPP MS 58/02/L

Album MPP MS 58/02/M

Album NPP MS 58/02/N

Album OPP MS 58/02/O

Portrait of VisebhuPP MS 58/02/O/01

Portrait of VisebhuPP MS 58/02/O/02

Portrait of two boys each holding a big fishPP MS 58/02/O/03

Portrait of two boys each holding a big fishPP MS 58/02/O/04

Portrait of a man playing a mouth organPP MS 58/02/O/05

Portrait of a man playing a mouth organPP MS 58/02/O/06

Portrait of three men, Mangaba, Yangsaba and DorjoiPP MS 58/02/O/07

ElephantsPP MS 58/02/O/08

Kuki (people) "genna" post, ritual postPP MS 58/02/O/09

A Kuki (people) gravePP MS 58/02/O/10

Road near KhonomaPP MS 58/02/O/11

Warrior's grave, LozapheyemiPP MS 58/02/O/12

Profile portrait of Cherima with a companionPP MS 58/02/O/13

Profile portrait of Cherima with a companionPP MS 58/02/O/14

Crowd of boys sittingPP MS 58/02/O/15

Row of girls sitting in front of a carved house wallPP MS 58/02/O/16

Portrait of Thevoni's wifePP MS 58/02/O/17

Portrait of Thevoni's wifePP MS 58/02/O/18

Portrait of Thevoni's daughterPP MS 58/02/O/19

Portrait of Thevoni's wife, daughter and sonPP MS 58/02/O/20

Portrait of three men, Maghe and otherPP MS 58/02/O/21

Portrait of three men, Maghe and otherPP MS 58/02/O/22

Injaona women dancing, crowd watching in the backgroundPP MS 58/02/O/23

Injaona women dancing, crowd watching in the backgroundPP MS 58/02/O/24

Portrait of Kohazu and his daughterPP MS 58/02/O/25

Portrait of Kohazu and his daughterPP MS 58/02/O/26

Portrait of a Sema girl carrying a load of firewood in a basket on her backPP MS 58/02/O/27

Portrait of a Sema girl carrying a load of firewood in a basket on her backPP MS 58/02/O/28

Sema man and woman standing in front of a housePP MS 58/02/O/29

Sema man outside his housePP MS 58/02/O/30

Portrait of two small childrenPP MS 58/02/O/31

Young boy has his head shavedPP MS 58/02/O/32

Portrait of a boyPP MS 58/02/O/33

Portrait of two boysPP MS 58/02/O/34

Sema girl wearing a cloth decorated with cowriesPP MS 58/02/O/35

Portrait of three girlsPP MS 58/02/O/36

Portrait of a Sema girl and a small boyPP MS 58/02/O/37

Frontview of a housePP MS 58/02/O/38

Couple sitting in fron of a housePP MS 58/02/O/39

Sema woman weaving on a backstrap loomPP MS 58/02/O/40

Portrait of two Sema boysPP MS 58/02/O/41

Village ViewPP MS 58/02/O/42

Portrait of Resillo's wifePP MS 58/02/O/43

Portrait of Resillo's wifePP MS 58/02/O/44

Portrait of Resillo and his wifePP MS 58/02/O/45

Portrait of Resillo and his wifePP MS 58/02/O/46

Portrait of a man with elephant tusksPP MS 58/02/O/47

Mother and childPP MS 58/02/O/48

Portrait of Thevoni's wife and her sisterPP MS 58/02/O/49

Portrait of Thevoni's daughterPP MS 58/02/O/50

Portrait of Thevoni's daughterPP MS 58/02/O/51

Portrait of Thevoni's daughterPP MS 58/02/O/52

Portrait of Thevoni's wife's sisterPP MS 58/02/O/53

Portrait of Thevoni's wife's sisterPP MS 58/02/O/54

Portrait of Thevoni's wife's sisterPP MS 58/02/O/55

Portrait of a newly married couplePP MS 58/02/O/56

Two unmarried girls acting as nursemaidsPP MS 58/02/O/57

Unmarried girl with shaved headPP MS 58/02/O/58

Portrait of Nitotsu, an unmarried Angami girlPP MS 58/02/O/59

Portrait of Nitotsu, an unmarried Angami girlPP MS 58/02/O/60

Portrait of Nitotsu, an unmarried Angami girlPP MS 58/02/O/61

Portrait of Nitotsu, an unmarried Angami girlPP MS 58/02/O/62

Procession of people in ceremonial dressPP MS 58/02/O/63

Procession of people in ceremonial dressPP MS 58/02/O/64

People dancing in ceremonial dressPP MS 58/02/O/65

People dancing in ceremonial dressPP MS 58/02/O/66

Zemi girls dancingPP MS 58/02/O/67

Zemi girls dancingPP MS 58/02/O/68

Zemi girls dancingPP MS 58/02/O/69

Zemi girls dancingPP MS 58/02/O/70

Zemi male dancersPP MS 58/02/O/71

Zemi dancersPP MS 58/02/O/72

Two Zemi men with a small boyPP MS 58/02/O/73

Zemi male dancersPP MS 58/02/O/74

Zemi boy dancersPP MS 58/02/O/75

Zemi women dancersPP MS 58/02/O/76

Portrait of Mephu, Mill's dogPP MS 58/02/O/77

Portrait of Mephu, Mill's dogPP MS 58/02/O/78

Portrait of Mephu, Mill's dogPP MS 58/02/O/79

Portrait of Mephu, Mill's dogPP MS 58/02/O/80

Portrait of a young womanPP MS 58/02/O/81

Portrait of a young womanPP MS 58/02/O/82

Portrait of Santemo's wifePP MS 58/02/O/83

Portrait of Santemo and his wifePP MS 58/02/O/84

Portrait of a man in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/85

Portrait of a man in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/86

Portrait of a man in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/87

Portrait of a man in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/88

Portrait of two men in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/89

Portrait of two men in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/90

Portrait of two men in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/91

Portrait of a man in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/92

Portrait of two men in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/93

Portrait of two men in prisonPP MS 58/02/O/94

Album PPP MS 58/02/P

Album QPP MS 58/02/Q

Album RPP MS 58/02/R

Album SPP MS 58/02/S

Album TPP MS 58/02/T

Album UPP MS 58/02/U

Album VPP MS 58/02/V

Album WPP MS 58/02/W

Album XPP MS 58/02/X

Album YPP MS 58/02/Y