Men at Yungya

B&W photographic print. 'Mills went to the village of Yungya to free prisoners from other villages. He wrote to Balfour: "Yungya are properly cooked this time. I surprised them and occupied the village, in the process shooting one of the swine who was chiefly responsible for the whole business....

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Date(s) of creation: August 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004404
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.E.05
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/E/05
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/E/05
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/E/05
prefix_number 05
title Men at Yungya
scb_date_creation August 1923
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 photograph
author Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_facet Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
authorStr Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_letter Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
format Archive
description B&W photographic print. 'Mills went to the village of Yungya to free prisoners from other villages. He wrote to Balfour: "Yungya are properly cooked this time. I surprised them and occupied the village, in the process shooting one of the swine who was chiefly responsible for the whole business. Then I abode with them three days. It was unpleasant for me, but much more so for them, and they wished me gone. So much did they wish it that they gave up the four prisoners." '
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by J.P. Mills
language No linguistic content
language_search No linguistic content
scb_scripts_material Unwritten
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs 9.5 x 7 cm
scb_copies Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
note Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Konyak Naga
Yongya is alternatively known as Yungya
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004404
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00E.0005