Eastern Rengma woman wearing a skirt
B&W photographic print. 'She wears a skirt which shows that her husband has given all or some of the series of Feasts of Merit. The top half is white and the bottom half dark blue, and the detail of the pattern, if visible in the photograph, would show exactly which stage in the cycle of feasts...
Date(s) of creation: |
[1919-1937] |
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Level: |
Item |
Format: | Archive |
Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004979 |
URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'She wears a skirt which shows that her husband has given all or some of the series of Feasts of Merit. The top half is white and the bottom half dark blue, and the detail of the pattern, if visible in the photograph, would show exactly which stage in the cycle of feasts her husband had reached, even including the tally of cattle killed at the final feast.' |
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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 |
Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
Format: | Archive |