Front view of a house

B&W photographic print. 'Morung built in tiers. Hutton records that the inhabitants fled when they saw the camera, thinking it was a gun. They were nervous because the last time an expedition had come their way they had tried to ambush it, and had their village burned as a result.'


Date(s) of creation: 16 April 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004377
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Morung built in tiers. Hutton records that the inhabitants fled when they saw the camera, thinking it was a gun. They were nervous because the last time an expedition had come their way they had tried to ambush it, and had their village burned as a result.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Dormitories
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 9.5 x 7 cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive