Schnitzerei (Modell)
In the rear, innermost area of the Morung, numerous wood carvings adorned the walls and posts, providing a pictorial backdrop to the Naga storytelling tradition. There are no definite explanations as to why such erotic depictions were made in the men's houses: Ethnological interpretation sometimes suggests a link to fertility thinking, while Naga themselves told us that this was to keep women away from morung. Today, all erotic depictions have been removed, the Baptist "filter" seems to have taken effect.
In the rear, innermost area of the Morung, numerous wood carvings adorned the walls and posts, providing a pictorial backdrop to the Naga storytelling tradition. There are no definite explanations as to why such erotic depictions were made in the men's houses: Ethnological interpretation sometimes suggests a link to fertility thinking, while Naga themselves told us that this was to keep women away from morung. Today, all erotic depictions have been removed, the Baptist "filter" seems to have taken effect.
Collector:
Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909 Wien - 1995 London) DNB
Object Name
Schnitzerei (Modell)
Culture
Nagaland
Material/technology:
wood
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Invs.
126264
