Building a camp at Longmien
B&W photographic print. 'Building a camp. A Konyak coolie is carrying water while a Gurkha soldier guards the camp.'
| Date(s) of creation: |
20 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/LOAA004285 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Building a camp. A Konyak coolie is carrying water while a Gurkha soldier guards the camp.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Camps Gurkha soldiers Gurkhas India. Army. Assam Rifles Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: 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 |
| 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 |