'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...
| Date(s) of creation: |
9 April 1923 |
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| 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."' |
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| 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 |