Portrait of the Ang of Chi's son
B&W photographic print. 'The son of the Ang (king) poses bearing his fresh tatoos after a head has been taken in his name. He carries a head-taker's basket with a finely woven baldric, and a dao. He wears a head ornament of woven cane, a flat wooden hair pin and plugs in his ear lobes.'
| 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/LOAA004445 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'The son of the Ang (king) poses bearing his fresh tatoos after a head has been taken in his name. He carries a head-taker's basket with a finely woven baldric, and a dao. He wears a head ornament of woven cane, a flat wooden hair pin and plugs in his ear lobes.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Kings, queens, rulers, etc. Body art Machetes Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Konyak Naga Chui is alternately spelled Chi |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
9.5 x 7 cm |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |