Mongnyu chiefs
B&W photographic print. 'This Phom village had never before been visited by Europeans. The men wear brass chest ornaments showing that they themselves have taken heads. The man on the left carries his dao , which is decorated with dyed goat's hair, in a holder in the small of his back. He wears...
| Date(s) of creation: |
12 April 1923 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004135 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'This Phom village had never before been visited by Europeans. The men wear brass chest ornaments showing that they themselves have taken heads. The man on the left carries his dao , which is decorated with dyed goat's hair, in a holder in the small of his back. He wears a cane hat decorated with a hornbill feather and boar's tusks. His belt is decorated with sewn bands of cowrie shells or 'Job's tears' seeds, as are his wristlets. The two men in the centre wear cane hats decorated with bear's fur and boar's tusks.' |
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| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Phom (Indic people) Phom (Indic people) Kings, queens, rulers, etc. Jewelry Hats Naga Hills (India) Mongnyu resides in the Longleng H.Q. of the Longleng District of Nagaland, India. Ethnicity: Naga Ethnicity: Phom Naga Ethnicity: Phom Naga |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
8 x 5.5cm |
| Format: | Archive |