Stone fortification in Khonoma

B&W photographic print. 'Stone fortifications and look-out. J.H. Hutton's Tour Diary for October 1923 contains a detailed description of these forts, or dahu, which had been newly re-erected in Khonoma. They were probably the best examples of Naga stonework in the Naga Hills at that time, being...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/P/24 Open

Date(s) of creation: February 1924
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004825
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/P/24
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/P/24
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/P/24
prefix_number 24
title Stone fortification in Khonoma
scb_date_creation February 1924
scb_level Item
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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. 'Stone fortifications and look-out. J.H. Hutton's Tour Diary for October 1923 contains a detailed description of these forts, or dahu, which had been newly re-erected in Khonoma. They were probably the best examples of Naga stonework in the Naga Hills at that time, being of dry-stone construction, with sitting platforms on the top. Hutton warned the villagers, however, that the forts would be demolished if they were again used as bases for rebellion against the British. Memories were still green of the Angami rising of 1879, when a British column had been ambushed by warriors from Khonoma, killing many of them. The British garrison at Kohima was then besieged for thirteen days until relieved by a force from Manipur.'
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: Angami Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004825
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00P.0024

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