Profile portrait of Pangchonglia

B&W photographic print. 'Pangchonglia of the Mongsen group wears the characteristic ear ornaments tongbang which are made of polished crystal or glass. Her necklaces are of large cornelian beads and trumped shaped brass part. Her hair style shows she is of the Mongsen group, as the hair knot is...

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Date(s) of creation: July 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004566
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.K.09
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/K/09
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/K/09
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/K/09
prefix_number 09
title Profile portrait of Pangchonglia
scb_date_creation July 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. 'Pangchonglia of the Mongsen group wears the characteristic ear ornaments tongbang which are made of polished crystal or glass. Her necklaces are of large cornelian beads and trumped shaped brass part. Her hair style shows she is of the Mongsen group, as the hair knot is bound up with white thread. She was married to Lamu who was probably on Mills' staff.'
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 Necklaces
Jewelry
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Ao Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004566
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00K.0009