Chenchus in front of a grass hut

Among these Chenchus sitting in front of a grass hut, one woman appears to be dressing another's hair. Grass huts are built in the forest to shelter from the heat but also in permanent settlements for widows. Less complex than the houses in permanent settlements, a temporary grass hut can be bu...

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Full title: Chenchus in front of a grass hut [electronic resource].
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: Among these Chenchus sitting in front of a grass hut, one woman appears to be dressing another's hair. Grass huts are built in the forest to shelter from the heat but also in permanent settlements for widows. Less complex than the houses in permanent settlements, a temporary grass hut can be built in two hours. It lacks a central pole and consists of grass thatch thrown over a conical structure of sticks.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
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.