Eastern Rengma man is full dress

B&W photographic print. 'He wears a helmet of red cane, decorated with thin strips of horn and a crest of red goat's hair. These hats are traded from the Kalyo-Kengyu country. His ear ornaments of long hair show that he has taken a head. His head-taker's cloth, ami tsu, is dark blue with broad r...

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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/LOAA004976
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'He wears a helmet of red cane, decorated with thin strips of horn and a crest of red goat's hair. These hats are traded from the Kalyo-Kengyu country. His ear ornaments of long hair show that he has taken a head. His head-taker's cloth, ami tsu, is dark blue with broad red bands and narrow white bands.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Eastern Rengma Naga
Ethnic group: Rengma Naga
Ethnic group: Pochuri Naga
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 9.5 x 7 cm
Format: Archive