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Pole Longhouse on Piles with Thatch Roof and Tied Poles In Front Representing Number of Mithun (Bos Frontalis, Wild Cow) Sacrificed and Indicating Status and Wealth of Owner Since Mithun Serve as Currency

Natural History Museum

Object Details

Creator

Elwin, Verrier

Collection Creator

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology

Citation

Photo Lot 97 DOE Asia: Assam: Willis Colln: Kameng: Aka 04436600, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
sova.naa.photolot.97_ref4808

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34fc881d2-1216-4c40-bbcb-bdc7d788a251

Local Numbers

NAA INV.04436600

Local Note

Black and white photoprint

Place

India -- Assam/Nefa/Arunachal Pradesh/Kameng FD -- Buragaon Village

Creator

Elwin, Verrier

Culture

Akha ?

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Division of Ethnology photograph collection
Division of Ethnology photograph collection / Asia / Assam / Willis Colln

Extent

1 Photographic print (011 in x 009 in)

Date

1954

Archival Repository

National Anthropological Archives

Type

Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs

Rights

Photograph cannot be reproduced without permission.

Genre/Form

Photographs
NAA.PhotoLot.97_ref4808
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34fc881d2-1216-4c40-bbcb-bdc7d788a251
NAA.PhotoLot.97
NAA

Record ID

ebl-1628120086765-1628120087709-4

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