The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills

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Entrance to interior of men's house, through narrow doorway cut in plaited-bamboo wall; door-frame and supporting slats are carved with figures of deer, elephants, horses, peacocks and humans as well as with stylised representations of female breasts. Some of the carvings are painted in red, black and white. Zemi, Hajai village.

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photographs

ethnicgroup:

Zemi

location:

Hajai

production:

person:	Mills/ J.P.
date:	1918-1945
note:	documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless uncatalogued, in which case text within square brackets

acquirer:

person:	School of Oriental and African Studies, London
refnum:	1121/SOAS/JPM