Portrait of a man

B&W photographic print. 'A man sitting outside his house holding a bamboo vessel, chunga, containing rice beer, zu. His ear ornaments are large pieces of cut shell and he has boar's tusks as a necklet. His belt is sewn with cowrie shells and he has a circular brass disc on his loincloth.'


Date(s) of creation: 1923-1924
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004819
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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