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The Nongkrem Puja in the Khasi Mountains (Assam)
Anthropos • 4 • Published In 1909 • Pages: 892-902 , plates [HRAF ms: 1-18 ]
By: Becker, C., Knight, Elizabeth.
Abstract
Becker describes the great annual sacrifice which takes place in May, its preparations, the sacrificial feast and the celebrations that follow. A brief description of the folk dances is included. The photographs at the end of the article indicate the costumes, ornament and instruments used throughout the ceremonial.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Helen Takacs ; 1956
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Meghalaya, India
- Notes
- C. Becker
- Translation of: Die Nongkrem-Puja in den Khasi-Bergen (Assam).
- The original German text is not included
- Translated from the German for Human Relations Area Files by Elizabeth Knight
- LCSH
- Khasi (Indic people)