People performing crafts in front of a house (Image number K.025, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Mongsemdi, or Mongsenyimti, is now a Chongli village, but the Mongsem first occupied the site. A woman is seated on a low stool on her sitting-out platform, de-seeding cotton. A man and a boy are weaving baskets, a task reserved exclusively for males. Various other types of basket can be seen in the...
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People performing crafts in front of a house (Image number K.025, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[1918-1926], ©1926.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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| Summary: |
Mongsemdi, or Mongsenyimti, is now a Chongli village, but the Mongsem first occupied the site. A woman is seated on a low stool on her sitting-out platform, de-seeding cotton. A man and a boy are weaving baskets, a task reserved exclusively for males. Various other types of basket can be seen in the picture. Behind the man is the woven screen used for closing the door at night. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[1918-1926], ©1926.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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Image: © 1926, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
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India -- Nagaland -- Mokokchung District -- Chuchuyimlang. |