Street view

B&W photographic print. 'Western Ao houses, some with platforms in front piled with firewood. The house second from the left is that of a rich man who has given Feasts of Merit, entitling him to extend the eaves downwards in front to form a sort of apse.'


Date(s) of creation: June 1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004574
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Summary: B&W photographic print. 'Western Ao houses, some with platforms in front piled with firewood. The house second from the left is that of a rich man who has given Feasts of Merit, entitling him to extend the eaves downwards in front to form a sort of apse.'
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
Extent: 1 photograph
Note: Houses
Feulwood
Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Ao Naga
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by J.P. Mills
Language: No linguistic content
Scripts: Unwritten
Physical description: 9.5 x 7 cm
Format: Archive