Portrait of Resillo and his wife

B&W photographic print. 'Resillo and his wife; a newly married Western Rengma couple of Tseminyu. She wears a dark blue body cloth ornamented with cowries, showing that she is a woman of wealth. Resillo was one of Mills' interpreters.'


Date(s) of creation: 15 March 1925
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004753
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Resillo and his wife; a newly married Western Rengma couple of Tseminyu. She wears a dark blue body cloth ornamented with cowries, showing that she is a woman of wealth. Resillo was one of Mills' interpreters.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Western Rengma Naga
Ethnic group: Rengma 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