Slate roof at Phuzanagwemi

B&W photographic print. 'This may be a Kalyo-Kengyu village, as they are known for their slate roofs. The slates are squared off, bored and pegged down. Thatch is often laid over the top for coolness.'


Date(s) of creation: October 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004367
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'This may be a Kalyo-Kengyu village, as they are known for their slate roofs. The slates are squared off, bored and pegged down. Thatch is often laid over the top for coolness.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Slate roofing
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Khiamnungan
Potsimi is alternatively known as Putsimi, Purr Phozanagwemi, and several other alternates
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 12 x 7 cm
Format: Archive