Portrait of the Gaonbura of Merangkong

B&W photographic print. 'The Gaonbura (Government's post or 'headman') of Merangkong wears three rows of boar's tusks around his neck. Nearly everyone wears one or two rows, three are reserved for very successful warriors and head-hunters. The photograph was taken in the garden of Mill's bungal...

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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/LOAA004665
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections