Portrait of a man (Image number P.019, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
A man sitting outside his house holding a bamboo vessel, chunga, containing rice beer, zu. His ear ornaments are large pieces of cut shell and he has boar's tusks as a necklet. His belt is sewn with cowrie shells and he has a circular brass disc on his loincloth.
| Full title: |
Portrait of a man (Image number P.019, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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1923-1924.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
A man sitting outside his house holding a bamboo vessel, chunga, containing rice beer, zu. His ear ornaments are large pieces of cut shell and he has boar's tusks as a necklet. His belt is sewn with cowrie shells and he has a circular brass disc on his loincloth. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
1923-1924.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
| Access: |
Image: © 1924, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India. |