Portrait of a young woman (Image number D.005, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
She is standing on the bamboo sitting-out platform of her house. She wears coiled metal ornaments, probably of brass, in her ears and her right wrist and various necklaces with brass bells. Her brief wrap skirt worn around the buttocks is typical of the area. She holds a cup made out of a banana lea...
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Portrait of a young woman (Image number D.005, 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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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
She is standing on the bamboo sitting-out platform of her house. She wears coiled metal ornaments, probably of brass, in her ears and her right wrist and various necklaces with brass bells. Her brief wrap skirt worn around the buttocks is typical of the area. She holds a cup made out of a banana leaf. (There are four photographs of this girl in Album D, and one in Album A). |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1923.
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| Subjects: | |
| 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 -- Yongphang. |