Chenchu man putting thatch on a roof

This Chenchu boy is putting thatch on the roof of a house in an all-season settlement (probably Pulajelma). The wattle circular wall of the house is crowned by this conical thatched roof. The framework is made from bamboo. At the time of this photograph, Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf found 15 diffe...

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Full title: Chenchu man putting thatch on a roof [electronic resource].
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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