Williams, Mills and Smith (?) at Yakao with a group of Nagas

B&W photographic print. 'Williams, Mills and Smith (?) at Yakao with a group of Nagas. Second from the left is Chingmak, the powerful chief of Chingmei, a very old friend of Mills, without whose protection and diplomacy the expedition would not have succeeded. He wears the ornaments of a success...

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Date(s) of creation: 2 December 1936
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004249
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Williams, Mills and Smith (?) at Yakao with a group of Nagas. Second from the left is Chingmak, the powerful chief of Chingmei, a very old friend of Mills, without whose protection and diplomacy the expedition would not have succeeded. He wears the ornaments of a successful head-hunter.'
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