Ang of Tang (Image number B.034, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
The Ang arrived in Chi to see Hutton and Mills with about a hundred of his retainers all dressed in their finest ornaments. His cane hat is decorated with hair, bristles and a boar's tusk, he wears ear ornaments of sections of conch shell with tufts of hair, many necklaces and the brass chest o...
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Ang of Tang (Image number B.034, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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1923.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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| Summary: |
The Ang arrived in Chi to see Hutton and Mills with about a hundred of his retainers all dressed in their finest ornaments. His cane hat is decorated with hair, bristles and a boar's tusk, he wears ear ornaments of sections of conch shell with tufts of hair, many necklaces and the brass chest ornament of a head-hunter. His arms bear ivory armlets and many cane rings, with more cane rings below the knee. He carries a walking stick, and a dao decorated with dyed goat's hair. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1923.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Image: © 1923, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Mon District -- Chui. |