Splitting a log in upland Kerala

These men are using large axes to split a log, possibly for house building, in upland Kerala. The people watching appear to be Nayars.

Full title: Splitting a log in upland Kerala [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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