Kaolum
B&W photographic print. 'Possibly Phom. This is typical of an early anthropological image of a Naga, the only one in Mills' collection. He preferred to photograph people in their natural setting, and this may not be his work. The man is posed in front of a white cloth. His apron, belt and gauntl...
Date(s) of creation: |
March 1921 |
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Level: |
Item |
Format: | Archive |
Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005304 |
URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
collection |
SOAS Archive |
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id |
PP_MS_58.02.B.01 |
recordtype |
archive |
scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
callnumber |
PP MS 58/02/B/01 |
callnumber_txt |
PP MS 58/02/B/01 |
callnumber-sort |
PP MS 58/02/B/01 |
prefix_number |
01 |
title |
Kaolum |
scb_date_creation |
March 1921 |
scb_level |
Item |
level_sort |
8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item |
scb_extent |
1 photograph |
author |
Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
author_facet |
Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
authorStr |
Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
author_letter |
Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
format |
Archive |
description |
B&W photographic print. 'Possibly Phom. This is typical of an early anthropological image of a Naga, the only one in Mills' collection. He preferred to photograph people in their natural setting, and this may not be his work. The man is posed in front of a white cloth. His apron, belt and gauntlets are elaborately decorated with cowrie shells, indicating high status. He wears a brass chest ornament showing that he himself has taken a head, together with a boar's tusk necklet, decorated with pieces of shell and cornelian beads. His ear ornaments are of cut conch shell.' |
scb_access_status |
Open |
scb_copyright |
Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
language |
No linguistic content |
language_search |
No linguistic content |
scb_scripts_material |
Unwritten |
note |
Necklaces Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Phom Naga |
scb_url |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005304 |
scb_url_description |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
hierarchy_top_id_raw |
PP MS 58 |
hierarchy_sequence |
PP_MS_58.0002.00B.0001 |