Chang warriors drinking rice beer
B&W photographic print. 'Chang warriors drinking rice beer, with another, probably a Sangtam, behind. The Changs wear tall cane hats with a crest of dyed goat's hair and elaborate neck ornaments of boar's tusks, conch shells and beads. They both appear to be wearing the Government-issued red clo...
| Date(s) of creation: |
20 November 1936 |
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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/LOAA004237 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Chang warriors drinking rice beer, with another, probably a Sangtam, behind. The Changs wear tall cane hats with a crest of dyed goat's hair and elaborate neck ornaments of boar's tusks, conch shells and beads. They both appear to be wearing the Government-issued red cloths given to gaonburas, or headmen.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga Hills (India) Naga (South Asian people) Ao (Indic people) |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |