Gurkha soldiers crossing the first stockade of the Wenshoi khel of Pangsha
B&W photographic print. 'Gurkha soldiers crossing the first stockade of the Wenshoi khel of Pangsha about three miles from the main village.'They had built a stone barricade loopholed for arrows but did not hold it. In the middle of the wall is a fence of banana stems, for it is a very old Naga...
| Date(s) of creation: |
27 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/LOAA004246 |
| URL Description: |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| Summary: |
B&W photographic print. 'Gurkha soldiers crossing the first stockade of the Wenshoi khel of Pangsha about three miles from the main village.'They had built a stone barricade loopholed for arrows but did not hold it. In the middle of the wall is a fence of banana stems, for it is a very old Naga belief that bullets passing between banana stems are "cooled" and rendered harmless.' ' |
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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) Ao (Indic people) |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf |
| Language: | No linguistic content |
| Scripts: |
Unwritten |
| Format: | Archive |