The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47840.jpg naga millsphot P47840.jpg naga millsphot P47840.jpg nagamillsphotP47840.jpg nagamillsphotP47840.jpg View of village street showing alignment of houses to either side and groups of menhirs, which have been set up in the ..
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  2. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47841.jpg naga millsphot P47841.jpg naga millsphot P47841.jpg nagamillsphotP47841.jpg nagamillsphotP47841.jpg Two men: one wears head-taker's cowrie shell gauntlets, as well as usual ivory arm rings and necklace of white porcelain and..
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  3. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47842.jpg naga millsphot P47842.jpg naga millsphot P47842.jpg nagamillsphotP47842.jpg nagamillsphotP47842.jpg Man in full dress, wearing curved tail of human hair (tsongotschap) and carrying ceremonial dao and spear. Lhota, Akuk ..
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  4. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47843.jpg naga millsphot P47843.jpg naga millsphot P47843.jpg nagamillsphotP47843.jpg nagamillsphotP47843.jpg Man in dance dress, wearing plaited cane leggings and carrying ceremonial spear tufted with goat's hair. Lhota, Lungsa ..
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  5. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47844.jpg naga millsphot P47844.jpg naga millsphot P47844.jpg nagamillsphotP47844.jpg nagamillsphotP47844.jpg Man wearing dance dress which includes "tiger's tail" (tsichap) made from human hair. Lhota, Lungsa village. photographs ..
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  6. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47845.jpg naga millsphot P47845.jpg naga millsphot P47845.jpg nagamillsphotP47845.jpg nagamillsphotP47845.jpg Luck stones (oha) which stand under the head-tree (mingetung) and on ceremonial occasions have a ritual importance. Lhota, ..
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  7. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47846.jpg naga millsphot P47846.jpg naga millsphot P47846.jpg naga millsphot P47846.jpg nagamillsphotP47846.jpg nagamillsphotP47846.jpg Pot making: woman building wall of pot upon separately modelled base: the ..
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  8. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47847.jpg naga millsphot P47847.jpg naga millsphot P47847.jpg nagamillsphotP47847.jpg nagamillsphotP47847.jpg Village priest (puthi) wearing dress and head-dress ornamented with wooden horns: he wears a cowrie embroidered apron. Lhota..
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  9. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47848.jpg naga millsphot P47848.jpg naga millsphot P47848.jpg nagamillsphotP47848.jpg nagamillsphotP47848.jpg Village priest (puthi) and his assistant (yenga) who carries the priest's ceremonial spear and the conical baskets used for ..
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  10. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47849.jpg naga millsphot P47849.jpg naga millsphot P47849.jpg nagamillsphotP47849.jpg nagamillsphotP47849.jpg Man, holding obsolete type of dao (yanthang), stands beside menhir which has been set up after the performance of the fourth..
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  11. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47850.jpg naga millsphot P47850.jpg naga millsphot P47850.jpg nagamillsphotP47850.jpg nagamillsphotP47850.jpg Man wearing the stone-dragger's cloth to which he is entitled after the performance of the fourth social genna (tsirotsoala..
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  12. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47851.jpg naga millsphot P47851.jpg naga millsphot P47851.jpg nagamillsphotP47851.jpg nagamillsphotP47851.jpg Man's grave on which stands a cross bar, erected at the time of the funeral rites; this bar is hung with baskets containing ..
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  13. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47852.jpg naga millsphot P47852.jpg naga millsphot P47852.jpg nagamillsphotP47852.jpg nagamillsphotP47852.jpg Man's grave surmounted by elaborate structure (nritang-peng), resembling a men's house (morung). On this structure have been..
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  14. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47853.jpg naga millsphot P47853.jpg naga millsphot P47853.jpg nagamillsphotP47853.jpg nagamillsphotP47853.jpg Girl (portrait); she wears necklets and necklaces of coloured china beads, and armlets and ear-ornaments made of bell-metal...
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  15. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47854.jpg naga millsphot P47854.jpg naga millsphot P47854.jpg nagamillsphotP47854.jpg nagamillsphotP47854.jpg Watch-house (zengki) built on piles in the middle of the growing crops, so that watch may be kept against birds and animals...
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  16. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47855.jpg naga millsphot P47855.jpg naga millsphot P47855.jpg nagamillsphotP47855.jpg nagamillsphotP47855.jpg Log drum with one end carved in the form of a buffalo's head on whose tongue a human face has been carved; this drum was ..
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  17. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47857.jpg naga millsphot P47857.jpg naga millsphot P47857.jpg nagamillsphotP47857.jpg nagamillsphotP47857.jpg Women and children taking part in the ceremonial tug-of-war during the annual ceremony after sowing (Moatsu). Ao, Ungma ..
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  18. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47858.jpg naga millsphot P47858.jpg naga millsphot P47858.jpg nagamillsphotP47858.jpg nagamillsphotP47858.jpg A row of corpse-platforms standing in a khel cemetery: the rows of corpse platforms are generally erected on either side of ..
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  19. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47859.jpg naga millsphot P47859.jpg naga millsphot P47859.jpg nagamillsphotP47859.jpg nagamillsphotP47859.jpg A corpse-platform built on piles on which is hung gourds that tally the number of heads taken by the deceased during his ..
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  20. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47860.jpg naga millsphot P47860.jpg naga millsphot P47860.jpg nagamillsphotP47860.jpg nagamillsphotP47860.jpg Man in full dress, wearing a bear-skin cap decorated with hornbill feathers, huge cotton ear-pad ornaments, boar's tusk neck..
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  21. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47861.jpg naga millsphot P47861.jpg naga millsphot P47861.jpg nagamillsphotP47861.jpg nagamillsphotP47861.jpg Log-drum standing in drum-house; the end of the drum is carved to represent a buffalo's head with back-lying horns. Ao, ..
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  22. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47862.jpg naga millsphot P47862.jpg naga millsphot P47862.jpg nagamillsphotP47862.jpg nagamillsphotP47862.jpg Men's house (morung) built with open front and posts elaborately carved with representations of men, tigers, and hornbills; ..
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  23. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47863.jpg naga millsphot P47863.jpg naga millsphot P47863.jpg naga millsphot P47863.jpg nagamillsphotP47863.jpg nagamillsphotP47863.jpg Men's house (morung) built with closed front and eaves which reach to the ..
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  24. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47864.jpg naga millsphot P47864.jpg naga millsphot P47864.jpg naga millsphot P47864.jpg nagamillsphotP47864.jpg nagamillsphotP47864.jpg [two children] photographs Mills J.P. 1918-01-01:1945-12-31 documentation ..
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  25. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47865.jpg naga millsphot P47865.jpg naga millsphot P47865.jpg nagamillsphotP47865.jpg nagamillsphotP47865.jpg Girl, with hair knotted at back, and brass spiral head ornament; wears red chillie pods as ear ornaments. Ao (Mongsen), ..
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  26. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47866.jpg naga millsphot P47866.jpg naga millsphot P47866.jpg nagamillsphotP47866.jpg nagamillsphotP47866.jpg View of Longsa village, showing outlay of houses grouped in wards (khel) on either side of wide street. Ao, Longsa village. ..
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  27. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47867.jpg naga millsphot P47867.jpg naga millsphot P47867.jpg nagamillsphotP47867.jpg nagamillsphotP47867.jpg View of Khari village, showing outlay of houses on hill-slope and distinct grouping into wards (khel). Ao, Khari village. ..
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  28. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Longpha naga millsphot P47868.jpg naga millsphot P47868.jpg naga millsphot P47868.jpg naga millsphot P47868.jpg nagamillsphotP47868.jpg nagamillsphotP47868.jpg Man carrying spear. Ao, Longpha village. photographs Ao Longpha ..
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  29. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47869.jpg naga millsphot P47869.jpg naga millsphot P47869.jpg nagamillsphotP47869.jpg nagamillsphotP47869.jpg Man wearing the necklet of boar's tusks permitted of a warrior, necklaces of conch shell beads and a baldric fringed with ..
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  30. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Lungkam naga millsphot P47870.jpg naga millsphot P47870.jpg naga millsphot P47870.jpg naga millsphot P47870.jpg nagamillsphotP47870.jpg nagamillsphotP47870.jpg Old man wearing shallow crowned hat made by coiled process. Ao, ..
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  31. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47871.jpg naga millsphot P47871.jpg naga millsphot P47871.jpg naga millsphot P47871.jpg nagamillsphotP47871.jpg nagamillsphotP47871.jpg Man wearing a conical hat of plaited cane and orchid stalk which is ..
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  32. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47872.jpg naga millsphot P47872.jpg naga millsphot P47872.jpg naga millsphot P47872.jpg nagamillsphotP47872.jpg nagamillsphotP47872.jpg [man holding a spear, wearing cowrie-shell apron, bear-skill 'wig', goat-..
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  33. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47873.jpg naga millsphot P47873.jpg naga millsphot P47873.jpg nagamillsphotP47873.jpg nagamillsphotP47873.jpg Boy wearing necklace of conch-shell beads and brass necklets. Ao, Ungma village, Pongem phratry. photographs Ao Ungma Mills ..
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  34. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47874.jpg naga millsphot P47874.jpg naga millsphot P47874.jpg naga millsphot P47874.jpg nagamillsphotP47874.jpg nagamillsphotP47874.jpg [young woman with long hair knotted at the back and bound up, wearing a ..
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  35. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Mokongtsu naga millsphot P47875.jpg naga millsphot P47875.jpg naga millsphot P47875.jpg naga millsphot P47875.jpg nagamillsphotP47875.jpg nagamillsphotP47875.jpg View over ranges to east from Mokongtsu village. Ao. photographs ..
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  36. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Mongsenyimti (Mongsenyemti) naga millsphot P47876.jpg naga millsphot P47876.jpg naga millsphot P47876.jpg naga millsphot P47876.jpg nagamillsphotP47876.jpg nagamillsphotP47876.jpg View from Mongsenyemti village. Ao. photographs..
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  37. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Ungma naga millsphot P47877.jpg naga millsphot P47877.jpg naga millsphot P47877.jpg naga millsphot P47877.jpg nagamillsphotP47877.jpg nagamillsphotP47877.jpg An avenue of oak trees near Ungma village. Ao. photographs Ao Ungma ..
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  38. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Mubongchukit (Mbongchokut) naga millsphot P47878.jpg naga millsphot P47878.jpg naga millsphot P47878.jpg naga millsphot P47878.jpg nagamillsphotP47878.jpg nagamillsphotP47878.jpg Pool in the forest near Mbongchokut village. Ao...
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  39. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47879.jpg naga millsphot P47879.jpg naga millsphot P47879.jpg nagamillsphotP47879.jpg nagamillsphotP47879.jpg Men in full dress dancing at the annual ceremony after sowing (Moatsu). Ao, Ungma village. photographs Ao Ungma Mills J.P. ..
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  40. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47880.jpg naga millsphot P47880.jpg naga millsphot P47880.jpg nagamillsphotP47880.jpg nagamillsphotP47880.jpg Boys dancing at the annual ceremony after sowing (Moatsu). Ao, Ungma village. photographs Ao Ungma Mills J.P. 1918-01-01:..
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  41. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47881.jpg naga millsphot P47881.jpg naga millsphot P47881.jpg nagamillsphotP47881.jpg nagamillsphotP47881.jpg Girl, wearing brass ring hair-ornament (yongmen) supporting by band over head and necklaces of trumpet-shaped lead alloy ..
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  42. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47882.jpg naga millsphot P47882.jpg naga millsphot P47882.jpg naga millsphot P47882.jpg nagamillsphotP47882.jpg nagamillsphotP47882.jpg [house with front post carved in relief] photographs Mills J.P. 1918-01-01:..
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  43. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47883.jpg naga millsphot P47883.jpg naga millsphot P47883.jpg nagamillsphotP47883.jpg nagamillsphotP47883.jpg Married couple: woman wearing large bead necklace of Angami design (turho), white metal armlets (ghi), white metal bracelets..
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  44. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47884.jpg naga millsphot P47884.jpg naga millsphot P47884.jpg nagamillsphotP47884.jpg nagamillsphotP47884.jpg Front view of morung (awikhu), showing open porch with centre post carved with highly conventionalised hornbills facing each..
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  45. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Meluri naga millsphot P47885.jpg naga millsphot P47885.jpg naga millsphot P47885.jpg naga millsphot P47885.jpg nagamillsphotP47885.jpg nagamillsphotP47885.jpg Boy wearing only bead necklaces. Eastern Rengma, Meluri village. ..
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  46. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47886.jpg naga millsphot P47886.jpg naga millsphot P47886.jpg nagamillsphotP47886.jpg nagamillsphotP47886.jpg Stone platform built over clan grave (sikar tso) situated in village street. Western Rengma (Southern section), Tseminyu ..
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  47. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47887.jpg naga millsphot P47887.jpg naga millsphot P47887.jpg nagamillsphotP47887.jpg nagamillsphotP47887.jpg Woman wearing strings of dark blue beads (atsupri) round the waist and narrow skirt (konyu meni). Eastern Rengma, Meluri ..
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  48. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47888.jpg naga millsphot P47888.jpg naga millsphot P47888.jpg nagamillsphotP47888.jpg nagamillsphotP47888.jpg Young married couple, girl wearing narrow skirt (konyu meni) and bead necklaces, boy wearing bead necklaces and ear ..
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  49. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47889.jpg naga millsphot P47889.jpg naga millsphot P47889.jpg nagamillsphotP47889.jpg nagamillsphotP47889.jpg Two men in full dress wearing the bear's-hair wig (tegwemvu) of men who have done the head-taking genna, with the three ..
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  50. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47890.jpg naga millsphot P47890.jpg naga millsphot P47890.jpg naga millsphot P47890.jpg nagamillsphotP47890.jpg nagamillsphotP47890.jpg Man in (now obsolete) armour, consisting of raw hide body and belt (apfu ..
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  51. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Meluri naga millsphot P47891.jpg naga millsphot P47891.jpg naga millsphot P47891.jpg naga millsphot P47891.jpg nagamillsphotP47891.jpg nagamillsphotP47891.jpg View of Meluri village. Eastern Rengma. photographs Rengma Eastern ..
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  52. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Tseminyu naga millsphot P47892.jpg naga millsphot P47892.jpg naga millsphot P47892.jpg naga millsphot P47892.jpg nagamillsphotP47892.jpg nagamillsphotP47892.jpg Old woman wearing ragged loin-cloth and a single string of beads. ..
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  53. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47893.jpg naga millsphot P47893.jpg naga millsphot P47893.jpg nagamillsphotP47893.jpg nagamillsphotP47893.jpg Men's house (dekachang) built with plank walls and grass thatched roof. Wooden central post carved with stylised ..
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  54. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47894.jpg naga millsphot P47894.jpg naga millsphot P47894.jpg nagamillsphotP47894.jpg nagamillsphotP47894.jpg Morung (bachelor's dormitory) built of bamboo and thatched and showing low round roof carried forward over the front porch ..
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  55. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47895.jpg naga millsphot P47895.jpg naga millsphot P47895.jpg nagamillsphotP47895.jpg nagamillsphotP47895.jpg Man in warrior's dress wearing cane helmet decorated with horns carved from hornbill beak and red goat's hair and black ..
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  56. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Lakema naga millsphot P47896.jpg naga millsphot P47896.jpg naga millsphot P47896.jpg naga millsphot P47896.jpg nagamillsphotP47896.jpg nagamillsphotP47896.jpg Two men and a boy wearing dance dress: the men wear plaited-cane ..
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  57. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47897.jpg naga millsphot P47897.jpg naga millsphot P47897.jpg naga millsphot P47897.jpg nagamillsphotP47897.jpg nagamillsphotP47897.jpg Two boys carrying the catch of a recent fishing expedition. Sema and ..
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  58. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47898.jpg naga millsphot P47898.jpg naga millsphot P47898.jpg nagamillsphotP47898.jpg nagamillsphotP47898.jpg Forked post, painted and carved with mithan head, set up during a feast of merit to commemorate a buffalo sacrifice. Eastern..
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  59. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47899.jpg naga millsphot P47899.jpg naga millsphot P47899.jpg nagamillsphotP47899.jpg nagamillsphotP47899.jpg Morung showing the low round roof carried forward, under the eaves are decorated with bunches of thin bamboo slat and pieces..
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  60. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47900.jpg naga millsphot P47900.jpg naga millsphot P47900.jpg naga millsphot P47900.jpg nagamillsphotP47900.jpg nagamillsphotP47900.jpg [Nagas photographed in Mills' garden at Mokokchung] photographs Mills J.P. ..
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  61. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47902.jpg naga millsphot P47902.jpg naga millsphot P47902.jpg nagamillsphotP47902.jpg nagamillsphotP47902.jpg Man in ceremonial dress, wearing a cap of bear's skin (ayabo) decorated with hornbill feathers, apron embroidered with ..
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  62. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47903.jpg naga millsphot P47903.jpg naga millsphot P47903.jpg nagamillsphotP47903.jpg nagamillsphotP47903.jpg Man wearing belt ornamented with cowrie shells (akiasa-kikheki), long necklaces of white conch shell (asho-ghila), cowrie-..
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  63. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47904.jpg naga millsphot P47904.jpg naga millsphot P47904.jpg nagamillsphotP47904.jpg nagamillsphotP47904.jpg Men returning from a successful raid carrying the captured head-trophy round the village. Sema, Sakhalu village. photographs..
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  64. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47905.jpg naga millsphot P47905.jpg naga millsphot P47905.jpg naga millsphot P47905.jpg nagamillsphotP47905.jpg nagamillsphotP47905.jpg Dwelling house built with plaited bamboo walls and grass thatched roof. The..
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  65. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47906.jpg naga millsphot P47906.jpg naga millsphot P47906.jpg nagamillsphotP47906.jpg nagamillsphotP47906.jpg Ritual poles (aghuza) set up outside dwelling house which signifies that the owner has held the second in the Feasts of ..
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  66. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47907.jpg naga millsphot P47907.jpg naga millsphot P47907.jpg nagamillsphotP47907.jpg nagamillsphotP47907.jpg Girls wearing bead necklaces, cowrie shell and cane girdles, bell metal armlets, red goat's hair pendants and cotton skirts...
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  67. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47909.jpg naga millsphot P47909.jpg naga millsphot P47909.jpg naga millsphot P47909.jpg nagamillsphotP47909.jpg nagamillsphotP47909.jpg Girl wearing bead necklaces, bell-metal armlets, cowrie shell girdle and ..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Sheyepu (Shehepur) naga millsphot P47910.jpg naga millsphot P47910.jpg naga millsphot P47910.jpg naga millsphot P47910.jpg nagamillsphotP47910.jpg nagamillsphotP47910.jpg Two boys (sons of chief) wearing bead necklaces. The boy..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47911.jpg naga millsphot P47911.jpg naga millsphot P47911.jpg nagamillsphotP47911.jpg nagamillsphotP47911.jpg Men in war dress returning from a successful raid: before entering their home-village they turn to face the enemy-village ..
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  70. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47912.jpg naga millsphot P47912.jpg naga millsphot P47912.jpg naga millsphot P47912.jpg nagamillsphotP47912.jpg nagamillsphotP47912.jpg [man with spear, gaiters, cowrie-shell wristlets, and wide cowrie-shell ..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47913.jpg naga millsphot P47913.jpg naga millsphot P47913.jpg naga millsphot P47913.jpg nagamillsphotP47913.jpg nagamillsphotP47913.jpg Man (headman) in full ceremonial dress; he wears bear-skin cap (avabo), ..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47914.jpg naga millsphot P47914.jpg naga millsphot P47914.jpg naga millsphot P47914.jpg nagamillsphotP47914.jpg nagamillsphotP47914.jpg Woman spinning cotton on stone-weighted spindle. She wears necklaces and ..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47915.jpg naga millsphot P47915.jpg naga millsphot P47915.jpg naga millsphot P47915.jpg nagamillsphotP47915.jpg nagamillsphotP47915.jpg Woman seeding cotton. Sema. photographs Sema Mills J.P. 1918-01-01:1945-12-..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47917.jpg naga millsphot P47917.jpg naga millsphot P47917.jpg naga millsphot P47917.jpg nagamillsphotP47917.jpg nagamillsphotP47917.jpg [ Mikir woman and child ] photographs Mikir Mills J.P. 1918-01-01:1945-12-..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47918.jpg naga millsphot P47918.jpg naga millsphot P47918.jpg nagamillsphotP47918.jpg nagamillsphotP47918.jpg Man and daughter in ceremonial dress standing in front of posts put up in the course of feasts of merit. The man wears the ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47919.jpg naga millsphot P47919.jpg naga millsphot P47919.jpg nagamillsphotP47919.jpg nagamillsphotP47919.jpg Woman (wife of chief) carrying baby in sling on her back. She wears cowrie-shell, conch-shell and cornelian neck ornaments, ..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47920.jpg naga millsphot P47920.jpg naga millsphot P47920.jpg naga millsphot P47920.jpg nagamillsphotP47920.jpg nagamillsphotP47920.jpg [View of houses. Angami.] photographs Angami Mills J.P. 1918-01-01:1945-12-..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47921.jpg naga millsphot P47921.jpg naga millsphot P47921.jpg nagamillsphotP47921.jpg nagamillsphotP47921.jpg View of Khonoma village, showing circular stone sitting-platform (tehuba) situated in front of house of the descendant of ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47922.jpg naga millsphot P47922.jpg naga millsphot P47922.jpg nagamillsphotP47922.jpg nagamillsphotP47922.jpg Woman's grave situated outside a dwelling house and fenced in with bamboo; after burial the basket and spinning and weaving ..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Khezambi naga millsphot P47923.jpg naga millsphot P47923.jpg naga millsphot P47923.jpg naga millsphot P47923.jpg nagamillsphotP47923.jpg nagamillsphotP47923.jpg A group of boys singing songs. Eastern Angami, Khezambi village. ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47924.jpg naga millsphot P47924.jpg naga millsphot P47924.jpg nagamillsphotP47924.jpg nagamillsphotP47924.jpg House whose gable is decorated with wooden house-horns (kika) denoting that the owner has performed the Lishe ceremony in ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47925.jpg naga millsphot P47925.jpg naga millsphot P47925.jpg nagamillsphotP47925.jpg nagamillsphotP47925.jpg Young man in ceremonial dress, singing and pounding rice in ceremonial manner during the performance of a genna. Western ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47926.jpg naga millsphot P47926.jpg naga millsphot P47926.jpg nagamillsphotP47926.jpg nagamillsphotP47926.jpg Man's grave fenced in with bamboo on which an almost life-size wooden effigy has been set up. Western Angami, Chichama ..
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  84. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Khonoma naga millsphot P47927.jpg naga millsphot P47927.jpg naga millsphot P47927.jpg naga millsphot P47927.jpg nagamillsphotP47927.jpg nagamillsphotP47927.jpg Distant view of Khonoma village. Western Angami. photographs Angami..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47928.jpg naga millsphot P47928.jpg naga millsphot P47928.jpg nagamillsphotP47928.jpg nagamillsphotP47928.jpg Young girls wearing large brass ear-rings in the upper ear-lobes, the pair being joined by a string cross the top of the ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47929.jpg naga millsphot P47929.jpg naga millsphot P47929.jpg nagamillsphotP47929.jpg nagamillsphotP47929.jpg Man's grave built up with stone on which have been set up the deceased's shield, spear, ornaments and eating and drinking ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47930.jpg naga millsphot P47930.jpg naga millsphot P47930.jpg nagamillsphotP47930.jpg nagamillsphotP47930.jpg Young girl with shaved head which denotes her unmarried status: she wears a white cloth with black marginal stripes, a bugle..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47931.jpg naga millsphot P47931.jpg naga millsphot P47931.jpg nagamillsphotP47931.jpg nagamillsphotP47931.jpg Young married couple, the bride demonstrating her newly acquired status as a married woman by the length of her hair, which ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47932.jpg naga millsphot P47932.jpg naga millsphot P47932.jpg nagamillsphotP47932.jpg nagamillsphotP47932.jpg Two young men wearing necklaces of conch-shell and cornelian beads and brass armlets: the man on the right wears the black ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47933.jpg naga millsphot P47933.jpg naga millsphot P47933.jpg nagamillsphotP47933.jpg nagamillsphotP47933.jpg A ceremonial procession of clan-members in full dress visiting a neighbouring clan. Western Angami, Kohima village. ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47934.jpg naga millsphot P47934.jpg naga millsphot P47934.jpg nagamillsphotP47934.jpg nagamillsphotP47934.jpg Young man in full ceremonial dress wearing wheel-head-dress of hornbill feathers, which are real as he is a head-taker; he ..
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  92. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Chezumi (Chozubami) naga millsphot P47935.jpg naga millsphot P47935.jpg naga millsphot P47935.jpg naga millsphot P47935.jpg nagamillsphotP47935.jpg nagamillsphotP47935.jpg Young men assembled on a sitting-platform. Eastern ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47936.jpg naga millsphot P47936.jpg naga millsphot P47936.jpg nagamillsphotP47936.jpg nagamillsphotP47936.jpg Woman wearing her hair long, which denotes her status as a married woman, large brass ear-rings in the upper ear-lobe ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47937.jpg naga millsphot P47937.jpg naga millsphot P47937.jpg nagamillsphotP47937.jpg nagamillsphotP47937.jpg Young men in dance-dress wearing wheel-head-dress of hornbill feathers, necklaces of conch-shell and cornelian, armlets of ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47938.jpg naga millsphot P47938.jpg naga millsphot P47938.jpg nagamillsphotP47938.jpg nagamillsphotP47938.jpg Two men, wearing black kilts which are decorated with three lines of cowries, white belts, ivory armlets and cornelian and ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47939.jpg naga millsphot P47939.jpg naga millsphot P47939.jpg nagamillsphotP47939.jpg nagamillsphotP47939.jpg Young men in ceremonial dress: the man in the centre wears a cotton-rope head-dress set with a wheel of revolving hornbill ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47940.jpg naga millsphot P47940.jpg naga millsphot P47940.jpg nagamillsphotP47940.jpg nagamillsphotP47940.jpg Young woman with the growing hair which marks her status as a newly married woman. Western Angami, Khonoma village. ..
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    School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47941.jpg naga millsphot P47941.jpg naga millsphot P47941.jpg nagamillsphotP47941.jpg nagamillsphotP47941.jpg View of Khonoma village: in the background is a stone-built clan "fort" (dahu) - "a more or less rectangular pyramidal ..
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    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London naga millsphot P47942.jpg naga millsphot P47942.jpg naga millsphot P47942.jpg naga millsphot P47942.jpg nagamillsphotP47942.jpg nagamillsphotP47942.jpg Young woman with the long hair which denotes the status of a married woman...
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  100. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    1918-01-01:1945-12-31 School of Oriental and African Studies, London Purr (Phorr) naga millsphot P47943.jpg naga millsphot P47943.jpg naga millsphot P47943.jpg naga millsphot P47943.jpg nagamillsphotP47943.jpg nagamillsphotP47943.jpg [Skulls on poles. Phorr] photographs Sangtam Purr (Phorr) ..
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