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On the stone monuments of the Khasi hill tribes, and on some of the peculiar rites and customs of the people

Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britian and Ireland • 1 • Published In 1872 • Pages: 122-143 , plates

By: Godwin-Austen, H. H..

Abstract
Major Godwin-Austen, Deputy Superintendent Topographical Survey of India, discusses several earlier descriptios of Khasi monuments and funerary customs. He describes the monuments and their distribution in the areas peripherial to the Khasi groups. A discussion by various members of the Institute appears at the end of his paper.
Subjects
Miscellaneous structures
culture
Khasi
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Document Rating
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
Analyst
Helen Takacs ; 1956
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Meghalaya, India
Notes
Major H. H. Godwin-Austen
LCSH
Khasi (Indic people)