Portrait of two men

B&W photographic print. 'Thebong and his brother, sons of the Gaonbura of Wangla. Two young warriors dressed in their finery. Their hair is tied in a knot behind, with broad wooden hairpins thrust through it. They wear many bead necklaces and chest ornaments of brass, imitating cut conch shell,...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/E/26 Open

Date(s) of creation: April 1923-October 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004424
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/26
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/E/26
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/E/26
prefix_number 26
title Portrait of two men
scb_date_creation April 1923-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. 'Thebong and his brother, sons of the Gaonbura of Wangla. Two young warriors dressed in their finery. Their hair is tied in a knot behind, with broad wooden hairpins thrust through it. They wear many bead necklaces and chest ornaments of brass, imitating cut conch shell, indicating their head-taking status. They carry baskets on the left hip, possibly head-takers' baskets. The man on the left carries his dao. Their richly patterned and fringed loin cloths reach to below the knee, one being decorated with two brass discs. For background information, see the introduction to Album AE'
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 Machetes
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004424
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.0026

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