Pangchonglila and her husband Lanu of Longchang

B&W photographic print. 'Ao, Mongsen group, 1926. Pangchonglila and her husband Lanu of Longchang. He wears a broad apron richly decorated with cowries, as are his fringed wristlets. His necklaces are of beads and the inner part of the conch shell. His wife wears crystal or glass square cut ear...

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Date(s) of creation: 1926
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005040
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Ao, Mongsen group, 1926. Pangchonglila and her husband Lanu of Longchang. He wears a broad apron richly decorated with cowries, as are his fringed wristlets. His necklaces are of beads and the inner part of the conch shell. His wife wears crystal or glass square cut ear ornaments, tongbang, necklaces of cornelian and trumpet shaped beads and a body cloth with a checked pattern. (See also PP MS 59 image number W.031)'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Ao 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