Men wearing an apron embroidered with cowrie shells

B&W photographic print. 'This man wears a knee length apron embroidered with cowries. His ceremonial spear, decorated with tufts of dyed goat's hair, is thrust into the ground beside him. A lidded carrying basket, or jappa stands on the ground behind him.'


Date(s) of creation: October 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004329
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections