Sepoys of the Assam Rifles occupying Yimpang

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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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Naga Hills (India)

Naga (South Asian people)

Lhota Naga (Indic People)

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Papers of James Philip MillsPP MS 58

PapersPP MS 58/01

Photograph AlbumsPP MS 58/02

'Album A' containing photographs of a punitive expedition to the Konyak Naga village of YungyaPP MS 58/02/A

Album BPP MS 58/02/B

Album CPP MS 58/02/C

Album DPP MS 58/02/D

Album EPP MS 58/02/E

Album FPP MS 58/02/F

Album GPP MS 58/02/G

Album HPP MS 58/02/H

Album JPP MS 58/02/J

Album KPP MS 58/02/K

Album LPP MS 58/02/L

Album MPP MS 58/02/M

Album NPP MS 58/02/N

Album OPP MS 58/02/O

Album PPP MS 58/02/P

Album QPP MS 58/02/Q

Album RPP MS 58/02/R

Album SPP MS 58/02/S

Album TPP MS 58/02/T

Album UPP MS 58/02/U

Album VPP MS 58/02/V

Album WPP MS 58/02/W

Album XPP MS 58/02/X

Album YPP MS 58/02/Y

Two Chang warriorsPP MS 58/02/Y/01

Mills with a friend relaxing on the veranda of a bungalowPP MS 58/02/Y/02

Mills with a friend relaxing on the veranda of a bungalowPP MS 58/02/Y/03

Mills, on ponyPP MS 58/02/Y/04

Mills, on ponyPP MS 58/02/Y/05

Mills taking a rest by the roadside, with some of the porters behindPP MS 58/02/Y/06

Mills, Haimendorf and Smith with four NagasPP MS 58/02/Y/07

Angami men planting ricePP MS 58/02/Y/08

Young Angami man playing kechi piyePP MS 58/02/Y/09

Man sitting beside a platform on which two stones have been erectedPP MS 58/02/Y/10

Two Angami womenPP MS 58/02/Y/11

Major Williams and Mills conferring to decide on the best route to takePP MS 58/02/Y/12

Major Williams and Mills conferring to decide on the best route to takePP MS 58/02/Y/13

Expedition camp at HelipongPP MS 58/02/Y/14

Chang warriors drinking rice beerPP MS 58/02/Y/15

Four slaves surrendered by PangshaPP MS 58/02/Y/16

Sepoys of the Assam Rifles occupying YimpangPP MS 58/02/Y/17

Expedition porters and sepoys crossing a streamPP MS 58/02/Y/18

Williams, Smith (?) and Mills taking a rest on the way to NoklakPP MS 58/02/Y/19

Mills and a Naga drinking rice beer from bamboo vessels, chungasPP MS 58/02/Y/20

Gurkha sepoys of the Assam Rifles guarding the route of the Column on the way to PangshaPP MS 58/02/Y/21

Advance to the Wenshoyi khel of PangshaPP MS 58/02/Y/22

Kalyo-Kengyu village of Pangsha burningPP MS 58/02/Y/23

Gurkha soldiers crossing the first stockade of the Wenshoi khel of PangshaPP MS 58/02/Y/24

Williams and Mills traversing a stony slopePP MS 58/02/Y/25

Mills with the chief of Pangsha swearing an oath of friendshipPP MS 58/02/Y/26

Williams, Mills and Smith (?) at Yakao with a group of NagasPP MS 58/02/Y/27

Dance at Panso celebrating the defeat of their enemyPP MS 58/02/Y/28

Mills with one of the rescued slave childrenPP MS 58/02/Y/29

Major WilliamsPP MS 58/02/Y/30

Williams and Mills, with two Nagas, drinking rice beerPP MS 58/02/Y/31

Holding a pair of huge elephant tusksPP MS 58/02/Y/32

Haimendorf, Smith (?) Mills and WilliamsPP MS 58/02/Y/33

Sowing the rice on jhumed land at WakchingPP MS 58/02/Y/34

Ngapun of Longkai giving a friend a drink of waterPP MS 58/02/Y/35

Two boys drinking from a large section of bamboPP MS 58/02/Y/36

Intoxicated dancers at WakchingPP MS 58/02/Y/37