Portrait of Likok (Image number N.016, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Likok wears a necklet made of boar's tusks and a square cut piece of conch shell with a cornelian bead in the middle. His second necklace is made from long conch shell beads cut from the inner part of the shell. These are bought from Angami traders. On his upper arms he wears armlets of elephan...
| Full title: |
Portrait of Likok (Image number N.016, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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1919.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
Likok wears a necklet made of boar's tusks and a square cut piece of conch shell with a cornelian bead in the middle. His second necklace is made from long conch shell beads cut from the inner part of the shell. These are bought from Angami traders. On his upper arms he wears armlets of elephant's tusk or wodden imitations thereof, and in his ears he has tufts of cotton. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1919.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
| Access: |
Image: © 1919, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Mokokchung District -- Ungma. |