Profile portrait of Cherima with a companion
B&W photographic print. 'Cherima, on the right, with a companion. They wear short, black kilts, Cherima's with narrow white stripes, and belts of rounded strips of cotton wool, also worn in the ears. They both wear brass armlets above the elbow. The hair is shaved at the front, but allowed to gr...
| Date(s) of creation: |
March 1925 |
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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/LOAA004721 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Cherima, on the right, with a companion. They wear short, black kilts, Cherima's with narrow white stripes, and belts of rounded strips of cotton wool, also worn in the ears. They both wear brass armlets above the elbow. The hair is shaved at the front, but allowed to grow long and tied in a knot at the back.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Angami Naga |
| 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 |