Portrait of the Gaonbura's daughter and her friend

B&W photographic print. 'The daughter of the Gaonbura (headman) of Chingphoi and her friend. The two girls wear brief wrap skirts fastened at one side, characteristic of the Eastern Konyaks, numerous bracelets and necklaces, metal ear ornaments. Their long hair is bound tightly into a pigtail wi...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/E/11 Open

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/LOAA004410
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
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recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/E/11
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/E/11
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/E/11
prefix_number 11
title Portrait of the Gaonbura's daughter and her friend
scb_date_creation 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. 'The daughter of the Gaonbura (headman) of Chingphoi and her friend. The two girls wear brief wrap skirts fastened at one side, characteristic of the Eastern Konyaks, numerous bracelets and necklaces, metal ear ornaments. Their long hair is bound tightly into a pigtail with hair extensions.'
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 9.5 x 7 cm
note Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
Ethnic group: Eastern Konyak Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004410
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00E.0011

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