Portrait of a young woman
B&W photographic print. 'She is standing on the bamboo sitting-out platform of her house. She wears coiled metal ornaments, probably of brass, in her ears and her right wrist and various necklaces with brass bells. Her brief wrap skirt worn around the buttocks is typical of the area. She holds a...
| Date(s) of creation: |
14 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/LOAA004375 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'She is standing on the bamboo sitting-out platform of her house. She wears coiled metal ornaments, probably of brass, in her ears and her right wrist and various necklaces with brass bells. Her brief wrap skirt worn around the buttocks is typical of the area. She holds a cup made out of a banana leaf. (There are four photographs of this girl in Album D, and one in Album A).' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Houses Necklaces Jewelry Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Konyak Naga Yongphang is alternatively known as Yongphung, Yungpang, Yungphung, etc. Same woman as seen in D.03-D0.4, D.06 |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
9.5 x 7 cm |
| Format: | Archive |