'Yungya after burning'

B&W photographic print. 'The inhabitants had disappeared at the approach of the column, taking all their possessions with them. "The whole place was crawling with myriads of hungry fleas, many of which we carried off with us. Firewood, thatch, even lumps of clay for making pots [had all been] re...

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Date(s) of creation: 9 April 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004129
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'The inhabitants had disappeared at the approach of the column, taking all their possessions with them. "The whole place was crawling with myriads of hungry fleas, many of which we carried off with us. Firewood, thatch, even lumps of clay for making pots [had all been] removed. Even the great wood drums had been dragged off somewhere, and the punishment we were able to inflict by burning what was left was very small indeed."'
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Naga (South Asian people)
Konyak (Indic people)
Phom (Indic people)
Discovery & exploration
Scorched earth
Naga Hills (India)
Yungya is also known as Aopao or Ao Pao and resides in the Champang H.Q. of the Mon District, Nagaland, India.
Ethnicity: Naga
Ethnicity: Konyak Naga
Ethnicity: Phom Naga
Access status: Open
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Physical description: 8 x 5.5cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive