Chenchu temporary settlement
These Chenchus are standing beside houses in a temporary settlement. Chenchus usually built these settlements in the forest to shelter from the heat during the summer. Less complex than the houses in permanent settlements, a temporary grass-hut can be built in two hours. It lacks a central pole and...
| Full title: |
Chenchu temporary settlement [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
These Chenchus are standing beside houses in a temporary settlement. Chenchus usually built these settlements in the forest to shelter from the heat during the summer. 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. |
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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. |