Chenchu village
This Chenchu village is one of the few all-season settlements. The houses have a wattle circular wall crowned by a conical thatched roof. The framework is made from bamboo. The large wicker basket on top of the structure in the foreground would have been used for storage. At the time of this photogr...
| Full title: |
Chenchu village [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
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SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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| Summary: |
This Chenchu village is one of the few all-season settlements. The houses have a wattle circular wall crowned by a conical thatched roof. The framework is made from bamboo. The large wicker basket on top of the structure in the foreground would have been used for storage. At the time of this photograph,Furer-Haimendorf found 15 different such 'permanent' settlements, ranging in size from 3 to 13 houses. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
| Access: |
© 1940, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Telangana -- Mahbubnagar District. |