Chenchu man, woman and leaf-huts

These leaf-huts are one of the Chenchu temporary settlements in the plains. By the 1940s, most Chenchus (3,000 out of approximately 3,500) lived in or near a Telugu-speaking peasant village in the plains. Most of those in the plains did not live in leaf-huts, however, but in rectangular, mud houses,...

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Full title: Chenchu man, woman and leaf-huts [electronic resource] English.
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
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Summary: These leaf-huts are one of the Chenchu temporary settlements in the plains. By the 1940s, most Chenchus (3,000 out of approximately 3,500) lived in or near a Telugu-speaking peasant village in the plains. Most of those in the plains did not live in leaf-huts, however, but in rectangular, mud houses, like their neighbours.
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.