Ranchamo of Seleku

B&W photographic print. 'A young Lhota in fuII dress similar to that of the Ao (see above). There are some differences, however. He wears pads of cotton wool in his ears and also ear ornaments which appear to have long tassels of hair or plant fibre. Across his chest hang two baldrics, signifyi...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/M/04 Open

Date(s) of creation: July 1919
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004292
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
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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/M/04
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/M/04
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/M/04
prefix_number 04
title Ranchamo of Seleku
scb_date_creation July 1919
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. 'A young Lhota in fuII dress similar to that of the Ao (see above). There are some differences, however. He wears pads of cotton wool in his ears and also ear ornaments which appear to have long tassels of hair or plant fibre. Across his chest hang two baldrics, signifying that he has ceremonially dragged a stone. Over these he wears the "enemy's teeth" , a flat piece of wood covered with finely woven red cane bordered by two lines of cowries, below which hangs a fringe of scarlet goat's hair. This represents the mouth of the enemy (the cane and the cowries) with the blood pouring out of it (the fringe). The cowrie apron is embroidered near the top with little crosses of cowries, showing that he has been first, second or third spear at the killing of an enemy. This is also the reason for the cowrie crosses on his wristlets'
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
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004292
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00M.0004

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