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Ethnologisches Museum Süd- und Südostasien Naga-Sammlung [VIII C 4608 a]
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Provenance/Rights: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Annette Hlawa (Reproduktion) (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Batchelor’s house and drum shed

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Batchelor’s house and drum shed
The photo shows the morung, or men's house. It was occupied by boys of around 10 years and up, and served as a form of educational institution. Each clan had its own men's house in the village. The drum carved from a tree trunk also served an important ritual function
Original description: "Morung (bachelor house) of the Ao of Sussu, with drum shed next to it".
Collector: Ehlers, Otto Ehrenfried

Measurements

Image format (photo): 12.5 x 16 cm

Map
Created Created
1881
Ao Naga
India
Collected Collected
1892
Otto Ehrenfried Ehlers
Nagaland
1880 1896
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