Portrait of two boys (Image number K.031, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)

Susu (Chuchu Yimlang) is a Chongli village just north of Mokokchung. Until they are fourteen or fifteen, boys of this and one or two other Chongli villages wear a net bag made of bark fibre, as in this photograph, instead of the more usual apron or "lengta".

Full title: Portrait of two boys (Image number K.031, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [1918-1926], ©1926.
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Summary: Susu (Chuchu Yimlang) is a Chongli village just north of Mokokchung. Until they are fourteen or fifteen, boys of this and one or two other Chongli villages wear a net bag made of bark fibre, as in this photograph, instead of the more usual apron or "lengta".
Language: English
Published: [1918-1926], ©1926.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
ASC.
REGIONS.
RSA.
JPMILLS.
ILOAA.
Access: Image: © 1926, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson.
Place of Publication: India -- Nagaland -- Mokokchung District -- Chuchuyimlang.