Man with tattoo and headhunters necklace (Image number C.010, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
A warrior with the tattoos and brass chest ornament showing his status as a head-hunter. The chest ornament is made from a brass box lid imported from Manipur. The flat wooden hairpin with incised pattern, now in the Pitt Rivers Museum, is similar to the one illustrated on page 216 of The Nagas, by...
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Man with tattoo and headhunters necklace (Image number C.010, 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: |
A warrior with the tattoos and brass chest ornament showing his status as a head-hunter. The chest ornament is made from a brass box lid imported from Manipur. The flat wooden hairpin with incised pattern, now in the Pitt Rivers Museum, is similar to the one illustrated on page 216 of The Nagas, by Julian Jacobs. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1923.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
| Access: |
Image: © 1923, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Mon District -- Chui. |