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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| collection |
SOAS Archive |
|---|---|
| id |
PP_MS_58.02.C.10 |
| recordtype |
archive |
| scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
| callnumber |
PP MS 58/02/C/10 |
| callnumber_txt |
PP MS 58/02/C/10 |
| callnumber-sort |
PP MS 58/02/C/10 |
| prefix_number |
10 |
| title |
Man with tattoo and headhunters necklace |
| scb_date_creation |
22 October 1923 |
| 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. '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.' |
| 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 |
| scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs |
12 x 7 cm |
| scb_copies |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| note |
Warriors Body art Hairpins Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Konyak Naga Chui is alternately spelled Chi |
| scb_url |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004331 |
| scb_url_description |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| hierarchy_top_id_raw |
PP MS 58 |
| hierarchy_sequence |
PP_MS_58.0002.00C.0010 |