Portrait of two girls from Chantongia

B&W photographic print. 'Both girls of the Chongli speaking group are wearing plain coloured, long body cloths, they wear ear plugs with a pendants of feathers as ear ornaments,and one has also leaves in her ears. One of the girls wears spiral metal rings on the head (yongmen). One can also make...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/L/31 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1920s
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004636
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/L/31
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/L/31
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/L/31
prefix_number 31
title Portrait of two girls from Chantongia
scb_date_creation 1920s
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. 'Both girls of the Chongli speaking group are wearing plain coloured, long body cloths, they wear ear plugs with a pendants of feathers as ear ornaments,and one has also leaves in her ears. One of the girls wears spiral metal rings on the head (yongmen). One can also make out rows or carnelian bead necklaces.'
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 Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Ao Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004636
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.0031

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