Tribal architecture in Northeast India / by René Kolkman and Stuart Blackburn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolkman, Rene.

Contributor:

Blackburn, Stuart H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vernacular architecture--India--Meghalaya.

Vernacular architecture.

Vernacular architecture--India--Assam.

Vernacular architecture--India--Arunāchal Pradesh.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traditional houses among the tribal populations of northeast India have long attracted the interest of anthropologists and visitors. Until now, however, they have not been carefully documented. René Kolkman, a professional architect in Amsterdam, studied the homes of 37 different ethnic groups in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. His detailed drawings, photographs and personal stories show us the diversity of living spaces in this fascinating cultural area. Longhouses and square houses, built on platforms, built on plinths and housing as many as eighty-six people, these traditional houses are distinct. And although they have changed and are changing still, each of these 34 individual house-types remains immediately recognisable.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Garo

Khasi

Karbi

Hill Tiwa (Hill Lalung)

Dimasa Cachari

Zeme Naga

Mishing

Monpa

Sherdukpen

Miji

Bugun

Hrusso

Sulung

Bangni

Nyishi

Apatani

Hill Miri

Tagin

Galo

Adi

Memba

Khamba

Mishmi

Khampti

Singpho

Tangsa

Nocte

Wancho

Conclusion

Index of Places Visited (Towns and Villages).

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26392-6

OCLC:

869520039

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004263925 DOI