Man with tattoo and headhunters necklace
B&W photographic print. 'A warrior with the tattoos and brass chest ornament showing his status as a head-hunter. The chest ornament is made from a brass box lid imported from Manipur. The flat wooden hairpin with incised pattern, now in the Pitt Rivers Museum, is similar to the one illustrated...
| Date(s) of creation: |
22 October 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/LOAA004331 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'A warrior with the tattoos and brass chest ornament showing his status as a head-hunter. The chest ornament is made from a brass box lid imported from Manipur. The flat wooden hairpin with incised pattern, now in the Pitt Rivers Museum, is similar to the one illustrated on page 216 of The Nagas, by Julian Jacobs.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Warriors Body art Hairpins 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: |
12 x 7 cm |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |