Field house
B&W photographic print. 'Of the southern section of the Western Rengma. After the jhum fields have been cleared and sown, a field shelter such as this is built where the cultivator can rest and eat while working in the fields. Outside this shelter is a sleeping platform where he can doze at nigh...
| Date(s) of creation: |
[1919-1937] |
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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/LOAA004927 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Of the southern section of the Western Rengma. After the jhum fields have been cleared and sown, a field shelter such as this is built where the cultivator can rest and eat while working in the fields. Outside this shelter is a sleeping platform where he can doze at night while keeping a watch over his crop at times when animals such as wild pig are likely to cause damage to it.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga (South Asian people) Ethnic group: Naga Ethnic group: Western Rengma Naga Ethnic group: Rengma Naga |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
9.5 x 7 cm |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |