Boar skull
The boar's skull was hung on a house post and was ritually sacrificed. The packet on the forehead contains rice and meat. On the 3rd day of the annual Aoling festival, after this sacrifice was renewed, the spirit of the pig was asked for fertility in the coming year. A similar procedure was followed with the skull of a human being.
The boar's skull was hung on a house post and was ritually sacrificed. The packet on the forehead contains rice and meat. On the 3rd day of the annual Aoling festival, after this sacrifice was renewed, the spirit of the pig was asked for fertility in the coming year. A similar procedure was followed with the skull of a human being.
Collector:
Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909 Wien - 1995 London) DNB
Object Name
Wildschweinschädel
Culture
Nagaland / Konyak
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Invs.
127048
