Bamboo defence hidden in the jungle

These pieces of bamboo hidden in the undergrowth are a means of defence, known as panji : they were widely used by Nyishis and others in the eastern Himalayas to slow the progress of an enemy : a series of usually, fire-hardened, sharp and often poison-, tipped bamboo pieces are set up in the jungle...

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Full title: Bamboo defence hidden in the jungle [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1944.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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