Portrait of Tomshi of Nankam

B&W photographic print. 'Tomshi of Nankam smoking a pipe and wearing a cloth with a white median band painted with symbols (tsunkotepsü). If these include circles, it means he has taken heads; if there are mithun heads, he has also done the mithun sacrifice. The photograph was taken in the gard...

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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/LOAA004667
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections