Portrait of the wife and daughter of the Gaonbura of Wangla (Image number E.032, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)

Wife and daughter of the Gaonbura (administrative post) of Wangla. They are on the sitting-out platform of their house on which most daily activity takes place, the windowless interiors of the dwellings being very dark. The daughter wears a brief wrap skirt, numerous metal arm ornaments and many bea...

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Full title: Portrait of the wife and daughter of the Gaonbura of Wangla (Image number E.032, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: 1923.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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JPMILLS.
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Summary: Wife and daughter of the Gaonbura (administrative post) of Wangla. They are on the sitting-out platform of their house on which most daily activity takes place, the windowless interiors of the dwellings being very dark. The daughter wears a brief wrap skirt, numerous metal arm ornaments and many bead neacklaces. The wife has a baby on her back.
Language: English
Published: 1923.
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 -- Wangla.