Portrait of the Gaonbura's son, Ungma

B&W photographic print. 'This small boy is the son of a Gaonbura (a government's post). His parents being well-to-do, he wears thick brass necklets and a long necklace of the inner part of the conch shell. In his earlobes are ornaments of dog's hair and small black hornbill feathers. His clothin...

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Date(s) of creation: December 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004609
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.L.03
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/L/03
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/L/03
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/L/03
prefix_number 03
title Portrait of the Gaonbura's son, Ungma
scb_date_creation December 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. 'This small boy is the son of a Gaonbura (a government's post). His parents being well-to-do, he wears thick brass necklets and a long necklace of the inner part of the conch shell. In his earlobes are ornaments of dog's hair and small black hornbill feathers. His clothing consists only of a string around his hips and a scrap of cloth hanging down in front.'
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/LOAA004609
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00L.0003