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View onto Longsa village roofs (Image number J.018, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)

The thatched houses are grouped in khels (village parts) on the slopes of a ridge. Each has a sitting-out platform on high stilts built out at the back. For defensive purposes, Naga villages are almost invariably built on hilltops.

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Full title:	View onto Longsa village roofs (Image number J.018, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource].
Format:	Photo
Language:	English
Published:	1919-1920, ©1926.
Series:	SOAS Digital Library. ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA.
Subjects:	Thatched buildings. Villages. एशिया -- भारत -- नगालैंड -- मोकोकचुंग जिले. এশিয়া -- ভারত -- নাগাল্যান্ড. Naga (South Asian people). Naga. Ao Naga. नागा. एओ नागा.
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Summary:	The thatched houses are grouped in khels (village parts) on the slopes of a ridge. Each has a sitting-out platform on high stilts built out at the back. For defensive purposes, Naga villages are almost invariably built on hilltops.
Language:	English
Published:	1919-1920, ©1926.
Subjects:	Thatched buildings. Villages. एशिया > भारत > नगालैंड > मोकोकचुंग जिले. এশিয়া > ভারত > নাগাল্যান্ড. Naga (South Asian people). Naga. Ao Naga. नागा. एओ नागा.
Series:	SOAS Digital Library. ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA.
Access:	Image: © 1926, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson.
Place of Publication:	India -- Nagaland -- Mokokchung District -- Longsa.