'Approaching Tangsa'
B&W photographic print. 'A long line of porters approaches, guarded by Gurkha soldiers, seen on the right (see also B.7). Two Europeans, probably Hutton and Shakespear, are in front. "Here elaborate preparations had been made for us, a camp being cleared and water and wood stacked ready. This we...
| Date(s) of creation: |
6 April 1923 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004127 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'A long line of porters approaches, guarded by Gurkha soldiers, seen on the right (see also B.7). Two Europeans, probably Hutton and Shakespear, are in front. "Here elaborate preparations had been made for us, a camp being cleared and water and wood stacked ready. This we ungraciously acknowledged by arresting three of the leading villagers who had been concerned in the Yungya raid on Kamahu. However the village in general seemed pleased, as the gentlemen seemed far from popular."' |
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| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Konyak (Indic people) Gurkha (South Asian people) Europeans Porters Discovery & exploration Camps Guard troops Naga Hills (India) Tangsa is a village in the Tamlu H.Q. of Longleng District, Nagaland, India. Ethnicity: Naga Ethnicity: Konyak Naga Ethnicity: Gurkha Ethnicity: Europeans |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Physical description: |
8 x 5.5cm |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |