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 (and/or picking nits). 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 tempora...

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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 (and/or picking nits). 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.