Family portrait

B&W photographic print. 'A son of the Bohmung (clan chief) with his wife and son. She wears a long silk skirt, a jacket and a shawl and carries a parasol. He wears a silk lungi, a white jacket and a silk puggaree.'


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/LOAA005270
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'A son of the Bohmung (clan chief) with his wife and son. She wears a long silk skirt, a jacket and a shawl and carries a parasol. He wears a silk lungi, a white jacket and a silk puggaree.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Ethnic group: Rakhine
Ethnic group: Southern Rakhine
The Rakhine are alternately known as the Arakanese, the Magh, the Mogh, the Rakhain, the Rakhaing, and the Rakkhaine
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