Portrait of a rich man and his wife

B&W photographic print. 'A rich man and his wife. She is wearing a girdle of dark blue beads, atsupri, over her skirt. In addition she wears a string of cowries over the girdle, showing that her husband has given the akezu keza feast. Her husband demonstrates his wealth by wearing an azokha neck...

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Date(s) of creation: 21 March 1924
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004855
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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