Genna poles in a village

B&W photographic print. 'These may be poles set up after a Feast of Merit outside the house of the feast giver (genna poles). Very tall bamboos are bound with cane leaves and bamboo hoops hung from them.'


Date(s) of creation: 1919-1923
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004691
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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