'Chiefs of Kamahu at Mongnyu'
B&W photographic print. 'Kamahu were the victims of the head-hunting raid by Yungya, and no doubt had come to tell Hutton their side of the story. The man on the left has his cane hat decorated with bear or goat's hair and boar's tusks, and also wears a boar's tusk necklet denoting status gained...
| Date(s) of creation: |
12 April 1923 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004137 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Kamahu were the victims of the head-hunting raid by Yungya, and no doubt had come to tell Hutton their side of the story. The man on the left has his cane hat decorated with bear or goat's hair and boar's tusks, and also wears a boar's tusk necklet denoting status gained in warfare.' |
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| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Konyak (Indic people) Phom (Indic people) Kings, queens, rulers, etc. Head-hunting Headhunters Hats Necklaces Naga Hills (India) Ethnicity: Konyak Naga Ethnicity: Phom Naga |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Physical description: |
8 x 5.5cm |
| Format: | Archive |