Portrait of a rich man and his wife (Image number P.055, 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.

Full title: Portrait of a rich man and his wife (Image number P.055, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: 1924.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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REGIONS.
RSA.
JPMILLS.
ILOAA.
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