Naga women near schoolhouse, lmpur 1920

B&W photographic print. 'The three women wear carnelian bead necklaces typical for the Ao. Two of them wear brass spirals at the side of their heads (yongmen) which indicate that they belong to Pongen or Longkum phratry. The woman in the middle wears earornaments usually made of cristal (tongban...

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Date(s) of creation: 1920
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004514
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections