Rich man's house (Image number R.046, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)
A rich man's house with a carved centre post and skulls of the buffaloes which he has sacrificed adorning the front walls. The houses always have back doors, the days of head-hunting being too recent a memory at this time to have dispensed with the emergency exit. When the tribe came under Brit...
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Rich man's house (Image number R.046, 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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| Summary: |
A rich man's house with a carved centre post and skulls of the buffaloes which he has sacrificed adorning the front walls. The houses always have back doors, the days of head-hunting being too recent a memory at this time to have dispensed with the emergency exit. When the tribe came under British protection, head-hunting was officially abolished. |
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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. |