Profile portrait of Chuntia girl
B&W photographic print. 'A young Ao woman with her hair bound up with white thread, showing she is of the Mongsen group. She wears large brass rings on either side of her head (yongmen), supported by a string. Bunches of red chillies worn in her ears mean that she is the daughter of a man who ha...
| Date(s) of creation: |
November 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/LOAA004608 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'A young Ao woman with her hair bound up with white thread, showing she is of the Mongsen group. She wears large brass rings on either side of her head (yongmen), supported by a string. Bunches of red chillies worn in her ears mean that she is the daughter of a man who has performed the mithun sacrifice.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
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 |