Portrait of a young woman

Scope and Content

B&W photographic print. 'She is standing on the bamboo sitting-out platform of her house. She wears coiled metal ornaments, probably of brass, in her ears and her right wrist and various necklaces with brass bells. Her brief wrap skirt worn around the buttocks is typical of the area. She holds a cup made out of a banana leaf. (There are four photographs of this girl in Album D, and one in Album A).'

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Note

Ethnic group: Naga

Ethnic group: Konyak Naga

Yongphang is alternatively known as Yongphung, Yungpang, Yungphung, etc.

Same woman as seen in D.03-D0.4, D.06

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

9.5 x 7 cm

Conditions Governing Use

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