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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Bamboo defence hidden in the jungle [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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