Field house (Image number R.001, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
Of the southern section of the Western Rengma. After the jhum fields have been cleared and sown, a field shelter such as this is built where the cultivator can rest and eat while working in the fields. Outside this shelter is a sleeping platform where he can doze at night while keeping a watch over...
| Full title: |
Field house (Image number R.001, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[1919-1937].
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
Of the southern section of the Western Rengma. After the jhum fields have been cleared and sown, a field shelter such as this is built where the cultivator can rest and eat while working in the fields. Outside this shelter is a sleeping platform where he can doze at night while keeping a watch over his crop at times when animals such as wild pig are likely to cause damage to it. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[1919-1937].
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. RSA. JPMILLS. ILOAA. |
| Access: |
Image: © 1937, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Nagaland -- Kohima District -- Tseminyu. |