View onto Longsa village roofs
B&W photographic print. 'The thatched houses are grouped in khels (village parts) on the slopes of a ridge. Each has a sitting-out platform on high stilts built out at the back. For defensive purposes, Naga villages are almost invariably built on hilltops.'
Date(s) of creation: |
1919-1920 |
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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/LOAA004556 |
URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |