Portrait of two men (Image number E.026, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Thebong and his brother, sons of the Gaonbura of Wangla. Two young warriors dressed in their finery. Their hair is tied in a knot behind, with broad wooden hairpins thrust through it. They wear many bead necklaces and chest ornaments of brass, imitating cut conch shell, indicating their head-taking...
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Portrait of two men (Image number E.026, 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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Thebong and his brother, sons of the Gaonbura of Wangla. Two young warriors dressed in their finery. Their hair is tied in a knot behind, with broad wooden hairpins thrust through it. They wear many bead necklaces and chest ornaments of brass, imitating cut conch shell, indicating their head-taking status. They carry baskets on the left hip, possibly head-takers' baskets. The man on the left carries his dao. Their richly patterned and fringed loin cloths reach to below the knee, one being decorated with two brass discs. For background information, see the introduction to Album AE |
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| Language: | English |
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1923.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Image: © 1923, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
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India -- Nagaland -- Mon District -- Wangla. |