Ang of Tang
B&W photographic print. 'The Ang arrived in Chi to see Hutton and Mills with about a hundred of his retainers all dressed in their finest ornaments. His cane hat is decorated with hair, bristles and a boar's tusk, he wears ear ornaments of sections of conch shell with tufts of hair, many necklac...
| Date(s) of creation: |
22 April 1923 |
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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/LOAA004293 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'The Ang arrived in Chi to see Hutton and Mills with about a hundred of his retainers all dressed in their finest ornaments. His cane hat is decorated with hair, bristles and a boar's tusk, he wears ear ornaments of sections of conch shell with tufts of hair, many necklaces and the brass chest ornament of a head-hunter. His arms bear ivory armlets and many cane rings, with more cane rings below the knee. He carries a walking stick, and a dao decorated with dyed goat's hair.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Machetes Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Konyak Naga Chui is alternately spelled Chi |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
13 x 7.5 cm |
| Format: | Archive |