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 |