House

B&W photographic print. 'This village contains some khels that speak the language of the Northern section and some of the Southern, this is a rich man's house, having a rounded porch in front. The two projecting eaves above it signify that he has performed the kethi sacrifice of the series of Fe...

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Date(s) of creation: [1919-1937]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004931
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.R.05
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/R/05
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/R/05
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/R/05
prefix_number 05
title House
scb_date_creation [1919-1937]
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
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. 'This village contains some khels that speak the language of the Northern section and some of the Southern, this is a rich man's house, having a rounded porch in front. The two projecting eaves above it signify that he has performed the kethi sacrifice of the series of Feasts of Merit. The two "house horns" at the apex of the roof show that he has subsequently completed the final sacrifice.'
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: Western Rengma Naga
Ethnic group: Rengma Naga
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004931
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00R.0005