Profile portrait of Temchenkhala

B&W photographic print. 'Temchenkhala, a Chongli Ao woman (black hairband), wearing carnelian bead necklaces with trumpet shaped metal pieces (metsungsanshi), ear ornaments made of crystal or glass (tongbang), and a wraped body cloth.'


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/LOAA004612
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Temchenkhala, a Chongli Ao woman (black hairband), wearing carnelian bead necklaces with trumpet shaped metal pieces (metsungsanshi), ear ornaments made of crystal or glass (tongbang), and a wraped body cloth.'
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
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive