Sepoys of the Assam Rifles occupying Yimpang
B&W photographic print. 'Sepoys of the Assam Rifles occupying Yimpang, a village which had never before seen a European. Hanging from the head tree were five heads taken from Saochu, on a raid when slaves were also taken. Because of this, Mills confiscated the heads and they are now in the Pitt...
| Date(s) of creation: |
22 November 1936 |
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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/LOAA004239 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Sepoys of the Assam Rifles occupying Yimpang, a village which had never before seen a European. Hanging from the head tree were five heads taken from Saochu, on a raid when slaves were also taken. Because of this, Mills confiscated the heads and they are now in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.' |
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| Main author: | Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
1 photograph |
| Note: |
Naga Hills (India) Naga (South Asian people) Lhota Naga (Indic People) |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Copies: | Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |