Semsaba, an Old man sitting on Mill's lawn

B&W photographic print. 'Semsaba, an old man squatting on Mills' lawn while telling a story. He wears a poinsettia flower in one ear and a double row boar's tusk necklace. He is wraped in a süvangsü body cloth indicating head-hunter's status in some villages, mithun sacrifices in others.'


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/LOAA004626
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Semsaba, an old man squatting on Mills' lawn while telling a story. He wears a poinsettia flower in one ear and a double row boar's tusk necklace. He is wraped in a süvangsü body cloth indicating head-hunter's status in some villages, mithun sacrifices in others.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: 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