Konyak family portrait
B&W photographic print. 'Mekua, Yingshon and Non-wang. The man wears a pair of ivory arm ornaments and numerous cane rings below the knees and on his left arm. His wife and daughter both wear many bead necklaces, large ear- rings and spiral brass gauntlets on their arms.'
| Date(s) of creation: |
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/LOAA004425 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Mekua, Yingshon and Non-wang. The man wears a pair of ivory arm ornaments and numerous cane rings below the knees and on his left arm. His wife and daughter both wear many bead necklaces, large ear- rings and spiral brass gauntlets on their arms.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Families Jewelry Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Konyak Naga |
| 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 |