Men wearing an apron embroidered with cowrie shells (Image number C.008, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)

This man wears a knee length apron embroidered with cowries. His ceremonial spear, decorated with tufts of dyed goat's hair, is thrust into the ground beside him. A lidded carrying basket, or jappa stands on the ground behind him.

Full title: Men wearing an apron embroidered with cowrie shells (Image number C.008, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: 1923.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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REGIONS.
RSA.
JPMILLS.
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