Portrait of a rich man and his wife (Image number P.054, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
A rich man and his wife. She is wearing a girdle of dark blue beads, atsupri, over her skirt. In addition she wears a string of cowries over the girdle, showing that her husband has given the akezu keza feast. Her husband demonstrates his wealth by wearing an azokha necklace.
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Portrait of a rich man and his wife (Image number P.054, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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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 rich man and his wife. She is wearing a girdle of dark blue beads, atsupri, over her skirt. In addition she wears a string of cowries over the girdle, showing that her husband has given the akezu keza feast. Her husband demonstrates his wealth by wearing an azokha necklace. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
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 -- Nagaland -- Phek District -- Meluri. |