Chongkhorhomo and his wife

B&W photographic print. 'Chongkhorhomo and his wife, a young married couple (left and middle), with a third girl. The women are wearing short wrap skirts, one of them also wears a necklace of many beads and shell tubes. The man wears a striped loin cover.'


Date(s) of creation: February 1925
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004648
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Chongkhorhomo and his wife, a young married couple (left and middle), with a third girl. The women are wearing short wrap skirts, one of them also wears a necklace of many beads and shell tubes. The man wears a striped loin cover.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Necklaces
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Lotha 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