Portrait of Likok's wife
B&W photographic print. 'Likok's wife of the Chongli group. She wears a skirt and a body cloth bound under the arm pits. Around her neck she wears several rows of carnelian bead necklaces, soe with thrumpet shapes, soe with bells. In her earlobes she wear the tongbang, an ear ornament made of gl...
| Date(s) of creation: |
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/LOAA004564 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Likok's wife of the Chongli group. She wears a skirt and a body cloth bound under the arm pits. Around her neck she wears several rows of carnelian bead necklaces, soe with thrumpet shapes, soe with bells. In her earlobes she wear the tongbang, an ear ornament made of glass or crystal. ' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Necklaces Jewelry Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Ao 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 |