'Naga Scouts', 1911 (c)
Photograph from an album of 100 photographs taken by Captain D H R Gifford, 8th Gurkha Rifles, India.
The Nagas are a hill-tribe from the Assam-Burma border area. During the Abor Expedition of 1911-1912 they were valued greatly as scouts, porters and labourers, a role they were to play again during the Burma campaign in the Second World War.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1965-04-60-25
Copyright/Ownership
Not NAM Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1965-04-60-25