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The Burusho of Hunza
Antiquity • 12 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 5-15
By: Lorimer, Emily Overend.
Abstract
This short article by the wife of the British Political Agent in Gilgit for the years 1920-1924 discusses very briefly the life of the Burusho of Hunza. The emphasis is on agricultural methods, crops, and the problem of an adequate food supply, but mention is made also of their buildings, tools, water channels, and utensils.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Traveler
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- Analyst
- Alice McCloskey ; 1955
- Field Date
- 1920-1924; 1934-1935
- Coverage Date
- 1892-1934
- Coverage Place
- Hunza, Pakistan
- Notes
- Emily Overend Lorimer
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 29021740
- LCSH
- Burusho