The Nagas

Sunday; people gathered in the village diaries Konyak Wakching 30.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Nevertheless we went to the village and found many more people there tha...
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the fortunes of various households diaries Chinyung Shankok Thepong morung Shoupa Konyak Wakching 30.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection First we were entertained by Chinyung...
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dressing up in ceremonial clothes diaries Konyak Wakching 30.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Later I was asked to photograph various members of the family and this led to...
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domestic life little changed , but western goods diaries Shoupa Konyak Wakching 30.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In the wealthier households there is certainly addition...
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rice-husker now used diaries Konyak Wakching 30.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection A rice-husker similar to a handmill is found in some houses and this eases the way of husk...
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visit to high school at Wakching diaries Konyak Wakching 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection (65) Wakching, 31st August This morning we went to the High School below Wakch...
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address to students diaries Konyak Wakching 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Unexpectedly I was asked to address the students. I did as best as I could telling them to ...
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little change in Shiong village diaries Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection From the school we drove to Shiong. The village does not look very different from...
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house of late translator Ahon diaries Ahon/ of Shiong Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection We went to the house of the late Dobashi Ahon. In front is a memori...
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opium smoking old man and house with modern goods diaries Ahon/ of Shiong Henphong/ of Shiong Chinwang/ of Shiong Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection We were...
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reminiscences of time in the Naga underground diaries Henphong/ of Shiong Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection We were offered tea, and rice-beer. Later also ...
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a less traditional village than Wakching diaries Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Shiong is much less traditional than Wakching. Only older women wear the...
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antagonisms between Chui and Wakching diaries Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Though Henphong spoke rather disparagingly about Angs in general, Shiong se...
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embarrassing gifts diaries Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection I was somewhat embarrassed by the gift of a spear and a cloth, the latter woven by Henphong's ...
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Christianity ended rites ; head-hunting tattoos as result of 1937 expedition diaries Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Shiong is totally Christian and no m...
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leave village diaries Konyak Shiong 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection We left fairly early having exhausted topics of conversation and photography. Henphong wanted us to...
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singing and meeting of boys and girls diaries Konyak Wakching 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Later this evening we went to Wakching and observed the nightlife of the ...
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jew's harp and string instruments diaries Konyak Wakching 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection We also heard the girls' and boys' playing on jew's harp Next Previous
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boys and girls still have sexual relations in granaries diaries Konyak Wakching 31.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection I understand that as in the old times boys and girls sl...
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drive to Wanching diaries Konyak Wanching 1.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Wakching, 1st September This weather continues to be fine. This morning we drove to Wanching. ...
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little change diaries Konyak Wanching 1.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Wanching is even less touched by modern influences than Wakching. Only a minority of the inhabitan...
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a few items of modern dress diaries Konyak Wanching 1.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection There are a few items of modern dress among the men and children, but otherwise the ...
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the resistance movement diaries Konyak Wanching 1.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection During the period of the underground movement Wanching was once completely surrounded by...
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bringing rice into the granary diaries Konyak Wakching 1.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection At Wakching I filmed the bringing in of rice into the (68) granaries. Their doors...
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girls at the well ; Henlong's house diaries Henlong Shoupa Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Wakching, 2nd September Today was my last full day in Wakchin...
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son of former blacksmith (Wangpo) ; opium smoking diaries Wangpo Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Several men stopped me in the village and reminded me o...
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many guns and few wild animals diaries Chinyang Shoupa Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Shoupa entertained us with the meat of a freshly killed deer. The...
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carrying baskets into village diaries Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In the late afternoon I went once more to the village and even in the dusk men and...
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Liplung sings songs of the old times in the girl's dormitories diaries Liplung Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In Shoupa's house Liplung came to be phot...
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leaving in sadness diaries Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection I left Wakching sadly with the feeling that probably I would not return. Perhaps it is better...
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useless new hall diaries Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection (69) In the centre of the village, on the very highest part is a tin-roofed building, - decorat...
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a good meal diaries Konyak Wakching 2.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Tonight we were lavishly entertained in the house of the S.D.O.P.W.D., who is from Kerala and provid...
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saying goodbye diaries Ngamang Konyak Wakching 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Mon, 3rd September The morning was lovely and I took my fill of the gorgeous view from th...
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disappointment , only Ang's house remains in Longkhai diaries Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection After breakfast we went to Longkhai, the village I remembe...
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old woman greets Haimendorf with enthusiasm diaries Likau Mauwang Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In the porch of the Ang's house we found a shrivelled ...
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older women and school children gather diaries Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection While we talked to her other old women gathered and marvelled at the pict...
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most people in modern dress diaries Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The Ang's brother and a gaonbura were still more or less in traditional dress, but m...
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mass conversion to Christianity diaries Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection There are various reasons for the changes in Longkhai. The entire village was co...
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morungs collapsing diaries Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Of the three morungs only one is being maintained, while the other two have been allowed to c...
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Longkhai burnt for involvement with resistance movement diaries Mauwang Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The second reason for the changes in Longkhai is...
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tattoo of man after 1936 expedition diaries Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The gaonbura who had welcomed us has still a face tattoo, and said that he h...
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Ngapnun dead diaries Ngapnun Konyak Longkhai 3.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Ngapnun, the beautiful Ang girl, is dead, and I left Longkhai with the feeling that a dream...
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permit extended for four days diaries Konyak Mon 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection (71) Mon, 4th September Today was to be my last day in Nagaland, but my permit has been...
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a friend dead diaries Konyak Mon 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The second news I received is tragic. A telegram from Betty, relayed from Shillong, contained the news ...
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Mon village diaries Rikon Lhota Konyak Mon 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Both these news came only in the afternoon. In the morning we had gone to Mon, and the A.D.C....
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Ang of Mon with little power ; village guards diaries Konyak Mon 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The Ang is an attractive looking young man with a full face tattoo and ...
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mound of head stones diaries Konyak Mon 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The Ang's home burnt accidentally some years ago and hence there are few trophies. But there is ...
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photo of attractive girl in grass skirt diaries Konyak Mon 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection On the way back I photographed an attractive girl with a grass skirt. Next Pr...
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Totok unchanged and dress unchanged diaries Konyak Totok 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection This afternoon the ADC suggested a visit to Totok, and I am glad to have seen t...
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forked mithan post diaries Konyak Totok 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection A peculiarity of the village are the many clusters of forked posts, which stand in front of the ...
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menhirs connected with a cross-piece diaries Konyak Totok 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Hutton, 'Two Tours' In front of one morung stand two menhirs connected with a ...
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sitting board with hornbill heads and double-faced heads diaries Konyak Totok 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In a morung there is a peculiar sitting board. It not only...
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women carrying baskets of rice to village diaries Konyak Totok 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Strings of women, mainly clad only in small skirts were carrying baskets ...
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Chingai, retired translator of Oting living in comfort in Mon diaries Chingai Konyak Mon Mon 4.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection We returned at dusk and paid a visit to Chi...
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giving an address at the High School diaries Konyak Mon 5.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Mon, 5th September Instead of going to Jorhat I stayed on and saw something of m...
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photos of Chingai diaries Chingai Konyak Mon 5.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection At sunset I went to take photographs of Chingai and his family. Next Previous
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delays in starting off diaries Konyak Mon 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection (74) Tang, 6th September We got up at 5 am intending to leave early in order to avoid the grea...
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down through the rice fields , through jungle and over bridge diaries Konyak Mon Tapi R. (Tapti R.) 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection From Mon the path descends steeply t...
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walk towards Tang diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection After crossing the river a long and steep climb began. It lead through old jhums and there was no ...
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grave houses with decorations diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection A rest-house on a raised stone-built platform indicated that we were approaching the v...
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morung diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection After crossing an old-type ditch which used to be part of the fortifications of Tang, we came to a morung, se...
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huge houses diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Most of the houses are very large, and the roofs look like the humps of gigantic animals. Instead of str...
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settling in diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection A gaonbura in red cloth and a teacher came to meet us. As the rest camp is very far down, arrangements h...
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men engaged in rice cultivation doing ritual diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection There was a genna on, and this meant that for the moment we could not e...
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using bamboos to divine which fields to cultivate diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In front of the door a small fire was built, and specially prepare...
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smoked rats and other food diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection After the omen of the bamboo sticks had been taken, the food brought by the men and that ...
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Christianity in Tang diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Tang contains 204 houses, and of these 87 are Christian. Christianity was brought to Tang only ...
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the Ang and his family and enormous house diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The Ang's house is enormous and was newly repaired by the villagers giving...
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old Ang with twenty wives diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The old Ang has still some 20 wives, but most of them are of Ben class and quite old, and ...
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the advantages of Christianity diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Towards dusk we went to the house of the "Area Council Member", a middle aged man of ...
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a Christian with two wives diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Our host admitted that he had two wives and that Christians should have only one, but exc...
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old Ang smoking opium diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In the evening we took two bottles of rum to the house of the Ang. We found him sitting at his...
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daos and utensils in house of the Ang diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The hall used by the Ang is very orderly, and a large collection of dao of var...
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a drinking party and singing diaries Konyak Tang 6.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The Ang has little personality and did not feel like talking very much, though the rum ...
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slept well despite noise diaries Konyak Tang 7.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection (79) Tang, 7th September Being very tired I slept well despite the noise in the house we st...
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no sign of promised dance ; man combing hair diaries Konyak Tang 7.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection The Area Council Member and the gaonburas had promised to arrange for a...
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mock head-hunt and dance , girls dance diaries Konyak Tang 7.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Later a first group of dancers arrived, - very well attired and most colourfu...
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a walk round the village diaries Konyak Tang 7.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In the afternoon we made a round of the village. It is very large and dispersed. The morung...
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the Ang's house and communal group diaries Konyak Tang 7.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection In the evening we first talked to the gaonburas and then visited a group of boys ...
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return to Mon diaries Konyak Tang 8.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Mon, 8th September This morning it rained and we started from Tang in slight rain at about 10 am. - Ye...
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preparations for a funeral , funeral of a Christian diaries Konyak Yoting 8.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection However, on our way to Mon we had intended to visit Yoting, a ...
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return to Mon diaries Konyak Mon 8.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection When we left Yoting it was 2.45 pm and the weather was fine. We reached the bridge quickly and the clim...
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dinner with a Konyak minister diaries Chingwang Konyak Konyak Mon 8.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection We arrived in Mon at 5.30 pm and the ADC told us that Chingwang Konyak...
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leaving Mon for Assam diaries Konyak Mon 9.9.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 12.8.1970-9.9.1970 private collection Jorhat, 9th September This morning I recorded an interview for All India Radio, - the Minister ...
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tribal populations of NEFA in 1961 notes Shillong 8.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Tribal Populations of NEFA 1961 Shillong 8/8/1970 Tirap District Nocte 19,349 Tangs...
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clans and marriage notes Zemi Longkhai (Longkai) 13.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Longkai 13/8/1970 Zemi clans: Heneumi Nkome M-Pame Hezalme ? (Hezan-me) Sogame Mar...
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houselist of the Thepong morung notes Konyak Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1937 private collection (part of this notebook was annotated on Furer-Haimendorf's return to Wakching in 1970) Thepong SKETCH P.1...
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clans in Dimasa village notes Dimasa Waphu (Bara Wapu) 14.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection 14/8/1970 Bara Wapu. Dimasa village. Owun clan: Naidingsa Gaonbura of this clan. ...
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founding of village notes Jaintia Jatinga 15.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection 15/8/1970 Jatinga - Jaintia village was founded in 1905. Next Previous
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fields in Laisong notes Zemi Laisong 16.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection 16/8/1970 Laisong I.B. Two men of Ha-dzailo, a village of 25 houses above I.B. visible on top of ri...
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clans and early history of village notes Zemi Laisong 17.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection 17/8/1970 Laisong clan = heke Henume Indriami Nekome Henueme (sic) Garengsa T...
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boys and girls dormitories; stories and animals notes Deusuba/ of Laisong Mekolang/ of Laisong Zemi Laisong 17.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection The 'owner" of Kangkianga is...
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colonies of Laisong notes Zemi Laisong 17.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Colonies of Laisong: Chota Laisong (Henraitsa) Hepokolo Guilong is a colony of Tungdze. Borol...
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clans and original landowners notes Zemi Laisong 18.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Laisong 18/8/1970 Other Zemi clans: Mpenme Hezatme & Sogame - in Hokai, near Hafl...
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clearing of land notes Zemi Laisong 18.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection In December the village elders decide where the new jhums are going to be cleared. If in one area th...
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brideprice notes Zemi Laisong 18.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Brideprice: It used to be paid in mithan, one mithan was the minimum, more could be given. Cash price was ...
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wedding notes Zemi Laisong 18.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Wedding: The wedding lasts one day. In the bride's house a pig is sacrificed and food prepared. This is sent ...
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clans and girl's dormitory notes Zemi Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 19.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Hosaichak 19/8/1970 Clans: Ne-ume ________Indrame 2 morungs: Hangsuebeme (u...
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clan lands and morungs notes Kuitalang/ of Hosaichak Dekuying/ of Hosaichak Zemi Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 19.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Kangkia morung: 15 boys belong to...
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deities notes Zemi Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 19.8.1970 Furer-Haimendorf 8.8.1970-8.9.1970 private collection Deities: Tingwang - the highest god (ting = sky, wang = rajah). Ke-de-wang - (male) god of the ...
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