The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills

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caption:

Young man, son of chief (Ang) of Chi. He wears a tight cane belt, many bead necklaces, a multi-coloured baldric and cane garters below the knees. His chest bears the newly-tattooed design to which he is entitled as a head-taker; the head was taken 'on his behalf'. Konyak, Chi village.

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photographs

ethnicgroup:

Konyak

location:

Chi

production:

person:	Mills/ J.P.
date:	1918-1945
note:	documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless uncatalogued, in which case text within square brackets

acquirer:

person:	School of Oriental and African Studies, London
refnum:	151/JPM/JPM

seealso:

Hutton, Diaries of Two Tours...MASB, XI,1, plate IX:4