Portrait of a rich man and his wile

B&W photographic print. 'A rich man and his wife. She is wearing an at-supri girdle, showing that her husband has given the full series of Feasts of Merit. It is made of dark blue beads. In addition, she wears a string of cowries over the girdle, as the wife of a man who has also given the feast...

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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/LOAA004981
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections