Portrait of a Kaolum with bear in Mongnya jungle
B&W photographic print. 'Kaolum stands, holding a gun, beside a bear which has been shot. The Lhotas may kill bears which have been damaging the maize crop, the meat being divided among the hunters. The long hair from the neck and shoulders is much prized for the making of the "sweat-wig" which...
| Date(s) of creation: |
Summer 1919 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004702 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
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