Portrait of Chingmak, chief of Chingmei (Image number M.018, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
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Title:
Portrait of Chingmak, chief of Chingmei (Image number M.018, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Series Title:
J.P. Mills Photographic Collection
Creator:
Mills, J. P. (James Philip), 1890-1960.
Hobson, Geraldine ( contributor )
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Materials:
B&W photographic print 9.5x7 cm ( medium )

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Abstract:
Chingmak, chief of Chingmei, walked many days from his village in unadministered territory to meet Mills and Mokokchung, and Mills received him with the honour due to his status as a chief. They became firm friends, and as a result this powerful chief ensured the safety of Mills and his party during the punitive expedition against the feared village of Pangsha in 1936 (c.f. The Pangsha Letters, published 1995 by the Pitt Rivers Museum), in which also Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf took part (c.f. The Naked Nagas, published in 1929). Chingmak wears on his chest a brass head, signifying his success as a head-hunter. His cane hat is decorated with a long tassel of human hair. The photograph was taken in the garden of Mill's bungalow at Mokokchung, where many visitor used to come along. ( en )
General Note:
Date of photograph: [no date specified]
General Note:
Copyright held by the Estate of J.P. Mills. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Geraldine Hobson.
General Note:
This item may be used under license: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial (CC BY-NC)
General Note:
This photograph is part of album M.
General Note:
Originally collected in Album M of the "J.P. Mills Photographic Collection". (Held in the SOAS, University of London, Archives and Special Collections.)
General Note:
Mills, J. P. (James Philip), 1890-1960. The Lhota Nagas. London : Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1922. (LCCN: 23005149)
General Note:
Mills, J. P. (James Philip), 1890-1960. The Ao Nagas. London : Macmillan & Co., 1926. (LCCN: 27013331)
General Note:
The Chang Naga are alternatively known as the Changhai Naga, the Changru Naga, the Duenching Naga, the Mazung Naga, the Machungrr Naga, the Mojung Naga, and the Mochumi Naga
General Note:
VIAF ID: 2475026 (name authority) : Mills, J.P. (James Philip), 1890-1960
General Note:
VIAF ID: 24095368 (name authority) : Hobson, Geraldine

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
Image: © 1936, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 58/02/M/18 ( calm reference )