Portrait of two boys each holding a big fish

B&W photographic print. 'Mangaba and Visebhu wraped in body cloths, carrying two mahseer weighing 12 1/2 and 13 3/4 pounds which Mills had caught. Over the Christmas period he was on tour, but combining official duties with fishing, his favourite recreation. The details of his catches are record...

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Date(s) of creation: 25 December 1924
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004711
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Mangaba and Visebhu wraped in body cloths, carrying two mahseer weighing 12 1/2 and 13 3/4 pounds which Mills had caught. Over the Christmas period he was on tour, but combining official duties with fishing, his favourite recreation. The details of his catches are recorded in his Tour Diary.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Fishes
Tor mosal
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Lotha Naga
Yanthamo is alternatively known as Yamhung Ghat and Yanasao
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 9.5 x 7 cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive