Hurricane house
B&W photographic print. 'A low, strongly built structure, just high enough for a man to crawl into, used as an emergency shelter if the area is hit by one of the hurricanes, or typhoons, which travel up the Bay of Bengal. The flimsy dwelling houses of these people would be unable to stand up to...
| Date(s) of creation: |
1926 |
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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/LOAA005281 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'A low, strongly built structure, just high enough for a man to crawl into, used as an emergency shelter if the area is hit by one of the hurricanes, or typhoons, which travel up the Bay of Bengal. The flimsy dwelling houses of these people would be unable to stand up to such storms.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Ethnic group: Rakhine Ethnic group: Northern Rakhine |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by J.P. Mills |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Physical description: |
9.5 x 7 cm |
| Format: | Archive |