Village gate at Songai

B&W photographic print. 'This large village is on a flat-topped spur, the neck of which is defended by the double wall of stone shown in this photograph of the entrance way. Against the wall are artificially shaped hook topped stones, about 2.5 feet (76cm.) high, whose purpose is unknown. They m...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 58/02/U/41 Open

Date(s) of creation: 11 March 1927
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005217
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/U/41
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/U/41
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/U/41
prefix_number 41
title Village gate at Songai
scb_date_creation 11 March 1927
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. 'This large village is on a flat-topped spur, the neck of which is defended by the double wall of stone shown in this photograph of the entrance way. Against the wall are artificially shaped hook topped stones, about 2.5 feet (76cm.) high, whose purpose is unknown. They may possibly be the broken halves of two small arches.'
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
note Naga (South Asian people)
Ethnic group: Naga
Ethnic group: Zeme Naga
Presumed to be N. Songkhai; alternately could be P. Songkhai slightly to the southeast at Latitude 25.091629, Longitude 93.307716. Songkhai is alternately known as Shongkai, Songai, Songhai, etc.
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005217
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00U.0041

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