'Yangam coolies at Mongnyu' [ indentured/contract labourers]
B&W photographic print. 'Yangam is a Phom and Konyak village. Mongnyu had never before been visited by Europeans (see also PP MS 58 image number A.010).'
| Date(s) of creation: |
12 April 1923 |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| URL: |
http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004268 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Yangam is a Phom and Konyak village. Mongnyu had never before been visited by Europeans (see also PP MS 58 image number A.010).' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Phom Naga Ethnic group: Konyak Naga Coolie is the photographer's term. When originally applied, the term 'coolie' was widely used to describe to anyone of Asia ethnicity. It is thought to have originate from terms in Gujarati, Tamil and Turkish roughly meaning labourer or slave. The term ha Bhumnyu is alternately known as Mongnyu |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
13 x 7.5 cm |
| Format: | Archive |