The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. note from J.C. Higgins, 1933
    description of a Manipuri 'elephant cloth' letters artefacts Higgins/ J.C Tangkhul Maram Khoirao Memai Manipuri 2.1933 31.3.1933 gift Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Mills I 118 similar cloths not photogra...
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  2. facsimile page
    naga sketches S46580.jpg letter, J.P. Mills to H. Balfour Mills/ J.P. Balfour/ H. 26.12.1923
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  3. facsimile page
    naga sketches S46587.jpg Tour Diary, J.P. Mills Mills/ J.P. 9.1938
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  4. facsimile page
    naga sketches S46589.jpg letter, J.P. Mills to J.H. Hutton Hutton/ J.H Mills/ J.P. 1922
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  5. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47732.jpg Santemo and Yanasao (Lhota) photographs Santemo Yanasao Lhota glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt...
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  6. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47733.jpg Puthis of Akuk collecting rice photographs Akuk glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum...
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  7. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47734.jpg grave at Sanis photographs Sanis glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxfor...
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  8. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47735.jpg grave at Yekhum photographs Yekhum glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxf...
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  9. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47736.jpg grave at Lotzu photographs Lotzu glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxfor...
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  10. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47737.jpg old man at Lungitang photographs Lungithang (Lungitang) glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt River...
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  11. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47738.jpg offerings for man's ghost, Wokha photographs Wokha glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Mus...
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  12. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47740.jpg offerings for woman's ghost, Pangti photographs Pangti glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers...
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  13. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47741.jpg scene of sacrifice, Pungitung photographs Pungitung glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Mu...
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  14. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47742.jpg Chongsemo's wife, Okotso photographs Chongsemo/ of Okotso Okotso glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives P...
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  15. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47743.jpg man holding Ramphan's dao, Akuk photographs Ramphan Akuk glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rive...
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  16. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47744.jpg memorial to dead, Yekhum photographs Yekhum glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Arc...
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  17. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47745.jpg Inaho, chief of Melahomi photographs Inaho/ of Melahomi Melahomi glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives P...
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  18. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47746.jpg Kaolum and chiefs of Hukpong photographs Kaolum/ of Hukpong Hukpong glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negative...
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  19. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47747.jpg man and woman of Tanhai photographs Tanhai glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Arch...
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  20. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47748.jpg man of Chingpoi photographs Chingphoi glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, ...
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  21. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47749.jpg chief of Noksan photographs Noksan glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxf...
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  22. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47750.jpg girls of Wangla photographs Wangla glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxf...
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  23. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47751.jpg men of Sakji photographs Shakchi (Sakji) glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archiv...
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  24. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47752.jpg morung at Chingphoi photographs Chingphoi glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archi...
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  25. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47753.jpg chief of Oting and his wife photographs Oting glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum A...
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  26. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47754.jpg Ang (in hat) and men of Wanching photographs Wanching glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers ...
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  27. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47755.jpg sacrificial post at Yekhum photographs Yekhum glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum A...
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  28. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47756.jpg roof of puthi's house at Phiro. Ornamentation is called "enemies' heads photographs Phiro glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompan...
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  29. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47757.jpg Chongsemo and his wife at Okotso photographs Chongsemo/ of Okotso Okotso glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original neg...
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  30. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47758.jpg chief of Litim and a friend photographs Litim glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum A...
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  31. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47759.jpg man of Lakhuti photographs Lakhuti glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxf...
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  32. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47760.jpg Yanasao and his wife, Akuk photographs Yanasao/ of Akuk Akuk glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt ...
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  33. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47762.jpg Lhotas fishing photographs Lhota glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxfor...
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  34. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47763.jpg Lhota method of tying cloth photographs Lhota glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum A...
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  35. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47764.jpg Chongsemo of Okotso photographs Chongsemo/ of Okotso Okotso glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt R...
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  36. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47766.jpg naga millsphot P47768.jpg Ranchamo of Seleku photographs Ranchamo/ of Seleku Seleku glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying o...
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  37. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47769.jpg Santemo of Niroyo and Yanasao photographs Santemo/ of Niroyo Yanasao/ of Akuk Akuk Niroyo glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompan...
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  38. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47770.jpg naga millsphot P47789.jpg the puthi of Lakhuti photographs head-dress Lakhuti glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying origina...
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  39. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47771.jpg the head tree at Lungsa photographs Lungsa glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Arch...
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  40. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47772.jpg memorial to elephant hunter at Yekhum photographs Yekhum glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rive...
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  41. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47773.jpg sacrifice to regain soul near Wanching photographs Wanching glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt R...
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  42. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47774.jpg naga millsphot P47775.jpg grave at Yekhum photographs Yekhum glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt ...
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  43. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47776.jpg luckstones (oha) at Sakitung photographs Sakitung glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Muse...
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  44. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47777.jpg view of Humtso photographs Humtso glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxfo...
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  45. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47778.jpg Lhotas fishing photographs Lhota glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxfor...
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  46. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47779.jpg Lhotas pounding fish poison photographs Lhota glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum A...
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  47. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47780.jpg Lhota making a pot photographs Lhota glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, O...
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  48. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47781.jpg cutting up meat after a sacrifice at Yekhum photographs Yekhum glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pit...
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  49. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47783.jpg sacrificial posts at Yekhum photographs Yekhum glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers Museum ...
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  50. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47785.jpg medicine man of Rephyim in a fit photographs Rephyim glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers M...
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  51. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47786.jpg dancers at Ramo ceremony at Lungsa photographs Lungsa glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanying original negatives Pitt Rivers ...
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  52. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47787.jpg opya (ritual construction) after Oyantsoa ceremony at Lungsa photographs [Lhota] Lungsa glass negative Mills/ J.P. 1922 documentation based on photographer's index accompanyi...
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  53. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47839.jpg Distant view of village, showing lay out of houses sited on saddle; below the village the slopes are marked with patches of "slash-and-burn" (jhum) cultivation and secondary ...
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  54. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47840.jpg View of village street showing alignment of houses to either side and groups of menhirs, which have been set up in the course of Feasts of Merit (some fallen) down the centre...
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  55. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47841.jpg Two men: one wears head-taker's cowrie shell gauntlets, as well as usual ivory arm rings and necklace of white porcelain and cornelian beads. Lhota, Akuk and Niroyo villages....
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  56. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47842.jpg Man in full dress, wearing curved tail of human hair (tsongotschap) and carrying ceremonial dao and spear. Lhota, Akuk village. photographs Lhota Akuk Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 d...
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  57. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47843.jpg Man in dance dress, wearing plaited cane leggings and carrying ceremonial spear tufted with goat's hair. Lhota, Lungsa village. photographs Lhota Lungsa Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945...
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  58. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47844.jpg Man wearing dance dress which includes "tiger's tail" (tsichap) made from human hair. Lhota, Lungsa village. photographs Lhota Lungsa Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation base...
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  59. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47845.jpg Luck stones (oha) which stand under the head-tree (mingetung) and on ceremonial occasions have a ritual importance. Lhota, Lungsa village. photographs Lhota Lungsa Mills/ J.P...
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  60. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47846.jpg Pot making: woman building wall of pot upon separately modelled base: the pot is moulded with the left hand, and beaten into shape with a wooden baton held in the right. Lhot...
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  61. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47847.jpg Village priest (puthi) wearing dress and head-dress ornamented with wooden horns: he wears a cowrie embroidered apron. Lhota, Lakhuti village. photographs Lhota Lakhuti Mills...
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  62. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47848.jpg Village priest (puthi) and his assistant (yenga) who carries the priest's ceremonial spear and the conical baskets used for the collection of rice-contributions for the annua...
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  63. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47849.jpg Man, holding obsolete type of dao (yanthang), stands beside menhir which has been set up after the performance of the fourth of the social gennas (tsirosoala). Lhota, Akuk vi...
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  64. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47850.jpg Man wearing the stone-dragger's cloth to which he is entitled after the performance of the fourth social genna (tsirotsoala): this cloth is called lungpensu or eshamsu and is...
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  65. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47851.jpg Man's grave on which stands a cross bar, erected at the time of the funeral rites; this bar is hung with baskets containing food offerings for the deceased. Lhota, Pangti vil...
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  66. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47852.jpg Man's grave surmounted by elaborate structure (nritang-peng), resembling a men's house (morung). On this structure have been hung the spear and shield of the deceased and the...
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  67. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47853.jpg Girl (portrait); she wears necklets and necklaces of coloured china beads, and armlets and ear-ornaments made of bell-metal. Lhota, Wokha village. photographs Lhota Wokha Mil...
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  68. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47854.jpg Watch-house (zengki) built on piles in the middle of the growing crops, so that watch may be kept against birds and animals. Lhota, Lungsa village. photographs Lhota Lungsa M...
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  69. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47855.jpg Log drum with one end carved in the form of a buffalo's head on whose tongue a human face has been carved; this drum was photographed standing in the open while the drum-hous...
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  70. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47857.jpg Women and children taking part in the ceremonial tug-of-war during the annual ceremony after sowing (Moatsu). Ao, Ungma village. photographs Ao Ungma Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 do...
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  71. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47858.jpg A row of corpse-platforms standing in a khel cemetery: the rows of corpse platforms are generally erected on either side of a path near the village. Ao, Chungtia village. pho...
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  72. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47859.jpg A corpse-platform built on piles on which is hung gourds that tally the number of heads taken by the deceased during his lifetime. Ao, Waromung village. photographs Ao Waromu...
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  73. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47860.jpg Man in full dress, wearing a bear-skin cap decorated with hornbill feathers, huge cotton ear-pad ornaments, boar's tusk neck ornament, ivory armlets, cowrie gauntlets, a deco...
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  74. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47861.jpg Log-drum standing in drum-house; the end of the drum is carved to represent a buffalo's head with back-lying horns. Ao, Waromung village. photographs Ao Waromung Mills/ J.P. ...
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  75. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47862.jpg Men's house (morung) built with open front and posts elaborately carved with representations of men, tigers, and hornbills; the protruding ridge-pole and the house eaves are ...
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  76. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47863.jpg Men's house (morung) built with closed front and eaves which reach to the ground; entrance is effected by means of small doors back and front. In front of the men's house is ...
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  77. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47864.jpg [two children] photographs Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless uncatalogued, in which case text within square brackets...
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  78. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47865.jpg Girl, with hair knotted at back, and brass spiral head ornament; wears red chillie pods as ear ornaments. Ao (Mongsen), Chungtia village. photographs Ao <Mongsen Chungtia Mil...
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  79. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47866.jpg View of Longsa village, showing outlay of houses grouped in wards (khel) on either side of wide street. Ao, Longsa village. photographs Ao Longsa Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 docume...
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  80. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47867.jpg View of Khari village, showing outlay of houses on hill-slope and distinct grouping into wards (khel). Ao, Khari village. photographs Ao Khari Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documenta...
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  81. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47868.jpg Man carrying spear. Ao, Longpha village. photographs Ao Longpha Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless uncatalogued, in w...
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  82. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47869.jpg Man wearing the necklet of boar's tusks permitted of a warrior, necklaces of conch shell beads and a baldric fringed with hair. Ao, Akoia village. photographs Ao Akhoia (Akoi...
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  83. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47870.jpg Old man wearing shallow crowned hat made by coiled process. Ao, Lungkam village. photographs Ao Lungkam Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Fu...
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  84. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47871.jpg Man wearing a conical hat of plaited cane and orchid stalk which is decorated with boar's tusks and ground mithan horns: this type of hat is made by Kalyo-Kengyu who trade it...
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  85. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47872.jpg [man holding a spear, wearing cowrie-shell apron, bear-skill 'wig', goat-hair fringed baldric and cotton ear decorations] photographs Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation base...
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  86. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47873.jpg Boy wearing necklace of conch-shell beads and brass necklets. Ao, Ungma village, Pongem phratry. photographs Ao Ungma Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue b...
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  87. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47874.jpg [young woman with long hair knotted at the back and bound up, wearing a band across her head, supporting rings and tassels above the ear] photographs Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 do...
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  88. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47875.jpg View over ranges to east from Mokongtsu village. Ao. photographs Ao Mokongtsu Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless unca...
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  89. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47876.jpg View from Mongsenyemti village. Ao. photographs Ao Mongsenyimti (Mongsenyemti) Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless unc...
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  90. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47877.jpg An avenue of oak trees near Ungma village. Ao. photographs Ao Ungma Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless uncatalogued, ...
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  91. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47878.jpg Pool in the forest near Mbongchokut village. Ao. photographs Ao Mubongchukit (Mbongchokut) Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendor...
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  92. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47879.jpg Men in full dress dancing at the annual ceremony after sowing (Moatsu). Ao, Ungma village. photographs Ao Ungma Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Bett...
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  93. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47880.jpg Boys dancing at the annual ceremony after sowing (Moatsu). Ao, Ungma village. photographs Ao Ungma Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-H...
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  94. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47881.jpg Girl, wearing brass ring hair-ornament (yongmen) supporting by band over head and necklaces of trumpet-shaped lead alloy bead-spikes (mechongchangshi) and ear plugs. Ao, Chuc...
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  95. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47882.jpg [house with front post carved in relief] photographs Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-Haimendorf unless uncatalogued, in which case t...
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  96. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47883.jpg Married couple: woman wearing large bead necklace of Angami design (turho), white metal armlets (ghi), white metal bracelets (ping) and a cotton woven cloth (nya); man wearin...
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  97. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47884.jpg Front view of morung (awikhu), showing open porch with centre post carved with highly conventionalised hornbills facing each other, crossed house horns and tassels of bamboo ...
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  98. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47885.jpg Boy wearing only bead necklaces. Eastern Rengma, Meluri village. photographs Rengma <Eastern Meluri Mills/ J.P. 1918-1945 documentation based on catalogue by Betty von Furer-...
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  99. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47886.jpg Stone platform built over clan grave (sikar tso) situated in village street. Western Rengma (Southern section), Tseminyu village. photographs Rengma <Western Tseminyu Mills/ ...
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  100. black and white photographs taken by J.P. Mills
    naga millsphot P47887.jpg Woman wearing strings of dark blue beads (atsupri) round the waist and narrow skirt (konyu meni). Eastern Rengma, Meluri village. photographs Rengma <Eastern Meluri Mills/ J....
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