Portrait of a woman

B&W photographic print. 'The woman wears a wrap skirt, with necklaces of cornelian and blue beads and pieces of the inner part of the conch shell with bone spacers. She also wears armlets of coiled white metal and bracelets of the same material.'


Date(s) of creation: [1919-1937]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004928
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'The woman wears a wrap skirt, with necklaces of cornelian and blue beads and pieces of the inner part of the conch shell with bone spacers. She also wears armlets of coiled white metal and bracelets of the same material.'
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