Portrait of Mangaki, a Gaonbura, his wife and his sister-in-law

B&W photographic print. 'On the left Mangaki, a Gaonbura, his wife in the middle and his sister-in-law. A Gaonbura is a Government appointed headman. He wears the red bodycloth of his office. The necklace of the woman on the right is of shell with cornelian beads.'


Date(s) of creation: 1919-1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004692
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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