Portrait of a warrior holding a spear

B&W photographic print. 'A warrior holding a spear. He wears a broad belt and gauntlets decorated with cowrie shells and woven red cane leggings decorated with yellow orchid stem. His tall cane hat is adorned with boar's tusks and he wears another round his neck.'


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/LOAA004663
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections