Cases being heard by J.P.M. and another while on tour (Image number S.081, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection)

They sit under a rough canopy, a dobashi or interpreter beside them. Groups of litigants sit on the grass waiting their turn. The people would have advance notice that an official would soon be visiting their district, and groups from villages over a wide area would come to have their disputes resol...

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Full title: Cases being heard by J.P.M. and another while on tour (Image number S.081, J.P. Mills Photographic Collection) [electronic resource].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [n.d.].
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490 |a J.P. Mills Photographic Collection. 
500 |a Date of photograph: [no date specified] 
500 |a Copyright held by the Estate of J.P. Mills. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Geraldine Hobson. 
500 |a This item may be used under license: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial (CC BY-NC) 
500 |a This image is part of album S. The album contains images of individuals from various tribes, all untitled and undated. Some are also to be found in other albums, sometimes giving a clue as to their identity. 
500 |a Originally collected in Album S of the "J.P. Mills Photographic Collection". (Held in the SOAS, University of London, Archives and Special Collections.) 
500 |a VIAF ID: 2475026 (name authority) : Mills, J.P. (James Philip), 1890-1960 
500 |a VIAF ID: 24095368 (name authority) : Hobson, Geraldine 
500 |a Ethnologue reference: http://www.ethnologue.com/language/nbe 
506 |a Image: © 1937, The Estate of J.P. Mills. Text: © 1996, Geraldine Hobson. 
520 3 |a They sit under a rough canopy, a dobashi or interpreter beside them. Groups of litigants sit on the grass waiting their turn. The people would have advance notice that an official would soon be visiting their district, and groups from villages over a wide area would come to have their disputes resolved by the British officials. Litigants brought numerous friends and supporters with them and there was much shouting as each side tried to put their case, so it required endless patience to sort out the true facts. Justice was administered according to tribal custom, in which Mills was an expert, though ably assisted and advised by his hand picked dobashis. The punishment for the person found guilty was usually a fine in kind, for example, mithan. Even Nagas from outside the administered part of the Naga Hills would often come to these gatherings. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b London :  |c SOAS, University of London,  |c Archives and Special Collections,  |d 2015.  |f (SOAS Digital Library)  |n Mode of access: World Wide Web.  |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. 
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650 0 |a Mills, J. P. (James Philip), 1890-1960. 
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