The Naga Spearmen and their Matted Shields
The Naga Spearmen and their Matted Shields. The men are seen wearing traditional outfits and holding weapons. The photo was taken from the Abor Expedition which was a punitive expedition against the Abors in Assam on the North-Eastern Frontier of India lasting from October 1911 to April 1912, following the murder of Mr Noel Williamson (Assistant Political Officer in the districts of Sadiya and Lakhimpur) and his party
Picture No
13743930
Media ID
46790494
Size
3311px x 5000px
(5.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph, The Sphere, January 6, 1912, p9
Date
circa 1911
