The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10006.jpg group standing, Bara Nenglo films Zemi Bara Nenglo Graham Bower/ Ursula 17.3.1940 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford damaged film
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  2. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10007.jpg naga films C10008.jpg man throwing spear, Bara Nenglo films Zemi Bara Nenglo Graham Bower/ Ursula 17.3.1940 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford damaged film
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  3. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10009.jpg naga films C10010.jpg naga films C10011.jpg naga films C10012.jpg naga films C10013.jpg Namkia and dogs playing together films Namkia Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Riv...
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  4. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10014.jpg naga films C10015.jpg feeding chickens films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  5. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10016.jpg close-up of Samrangba with fine ear and neck ornaments films Samrangba Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  6. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10017.jpg side view of Namkia with a flower in his ear and neck ornaments films Namkia Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  7. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10018.jpg Namkia leaning over to pick flowers films Namkia Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  8. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10019.jpg long view of Laisong films Zemi Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  9. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F10020.mp4 naga films F10125.mp4 man with fine ear ornaments playing single string bow films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  10. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10310.jpg naga films C10311.jpg procession walking up a path carrying a pangolin films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  11. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F10321.mp4 naga films F10377.mp4 naga films F10498.mp4 naga films F10636.mp4 naga films C10317.jpg naga films C10318.jpg naga films C10319.jpg naga films C10320.jpg naga films C10738.jpg na...
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  12. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C10742.jpg women filling gourds with water films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  13. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F10743.mp4 women filling gourds with water films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  14. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F10993.mp4 women putting on cloths after washing their hair films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  15. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F11164.mp4 infant crawling around naked films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  16. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F11350.mp4 naga films F11402.mp4 men chopping at a large log with axes films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  17. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    making a raised bamboo water pipe films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:hollowing out bamboos Caption:splitting bamboos Caption:men carrying long bamboo ...
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  18. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    fish poisoning expedition at river near Hangrum films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 11.1940 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:people walking towards the river Caption:close-up of people carrying ...
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  19. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    carrying in the roof tree for a kamarum-ki at Impoi village films Zemi Impoi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:starting to drag pole along ground Caption:carryi...
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  20. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    dragging in a grave stone at Laisong prior to the Hgangi festival, 1941 films Zemi Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula 1941 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:little boys standing round stone Caption...
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  21. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C16331.jpg naga films C16333.jpg naga films C16334.jpg naga films C16335.jpg naga films C16336.jpg naga films C16338.jpg people taking wedding presents into house films Zemi Graham Bower/ U...
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  22. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C16339.jpg naga films C16340.jpg naga films F16341.mp4 naga films F16414.mp4 girls ginning cotton films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  23. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F16663.mp4 naga films F16982.mp4 spinning cotton with a spindle films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  24. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F17228.mp4 weaving a cloth on backstrap loom films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  25. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    making twine for a shield films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:using foot to hold twine Caption:tightening and smoothing twine Caption:tying twine strap...
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  26. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F17568.mp4 dancing with long shield films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  27. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F17696.mp4 Namkia dancing with spear and shield films Namkia Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  28. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F17945.mp4 naga films C17944.jpg naga films C18246.jpg man making huge grain-storage basket with baby on back films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  29. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    Dinekamba and Rangalang threshing grain at Laisong films Dinekamba Rangalang Zemi Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula 10.1940 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:two men and child Caption:close-up of ...
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  30. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films C18659.jpg naga films C18661.jpg naga films C18662.jpg line of men carrying sacks of rice to village films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  31. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F18663.mp4 men preparing a large buffalo for the Hgangi festival, Impoi films Zemi Impoi Graham Bower/ Ursula 1.1941 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  32. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    naga films F18774.mp4 man throwing the stone at Hgangi festival, Laisong films Zemi Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula 1.1941 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  33. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    Hangrum boy jumping at the hazoa during the Hgangi festival, Laisong films Zemi Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula 1.1941 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:first jump and walking back Caption:secon...
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  34. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    Hgangi festival, Laisong films Zemi Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula 1.1941 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:wooden image ('mpe') is carried in Caption:crowd waiting outside morung Caption:throw...
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  35. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    dance of men and girls at Laisong films Zemi Laisong Graham Bower/ Ursula 1940-1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:walking towards dance Caption:preparing for dance Caption:two girls and a...
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  36. 16mm colour film taken by Ursula Graham Bower between 1940 and 1944
    disbanding of Naga volunteer troops, 'V' force, and dance films Zemi Graham Bower/ Ursula 11.1944 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:men in red cloaks with guns Caption:distributing cigarettes...
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  37. black and white 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1938
    naga films P22185.jpg coolies on the march films Graham Bower/ Ursula 16.11.1938 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  38. black and white 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1938
    naga films P22186.jpg naga films P22187.jpg naga films P22188.jpg coolies learning to knit at Barak Bridge camp films Barak Bridge Graham Bower/ Ursula 18.11.1938 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  39. black and white 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1938
    dance at Kambiron films Kambiron Graham Bower/ Ursula 19.11.1938 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:drummer
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  40. black and white 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1938
    naga films P22200.jpg naga films P22201.jpg naga films P22202.jpg naga films P22203.jpg naga films P22204.jpg repairing house roof at Longphailum films Longphailum Graham Bower/ Ursula 24.11.1938 Pitt...
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  41. black and white 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1938
    naga films P22205.jpg naga films P22206.jpg elephants films Graham Bower/ Ursula 28.11.1938 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  42. black and white 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1938
    naga films F22207.mp4 European ladies learning a Kabui native dance on a lawn at Imphal films Kabui Imphal Graham Bower/ Ursula 1938 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  43. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films P22511.jpg naga films F22512.mp4 naga films F22624.mp4 preparing a pig for the valdunungna feast in Kokadan films Kokaden (Kokadan) Graham Bower/ Ursula 9.1.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive,...
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  44. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films P22744.jpg carrying huge drum at Kokadan films Graham Bower/ Ursula 10.1.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  45. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films P22745.jpg Chiru musicians at Kokadan films Chiru Graham Bower/ Ursula 10.1.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  46. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films P22746.jpg Tangkhul, spring festival at Ukhrul films Tangkhul Ukhrul Graham Bower/ Ursula 2.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  47. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films P22747.jpg naga films P22748.jpg naga films P22749.jpg naga films P22750.jpg Tangkhul, spring festival dance at Ukhrul films Tangkhul Ukhrul Graham Bower/ Ursula 2.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum A...
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  48. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films F22752.mp4 naga films P22751.jpg naga films P23255.jpg naga films P23256.jpg naga films P23257.jpg naga films P23258.jpg naga films P23259.jpg naga films P23260.jpg naga films P23261.jpg na...
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  49. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films F23264.mp4 Kabui weaving - preparing a warp films Kabui Graham Bower/ Ursula 1938 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  50. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    naga films F23500.mp4 naga films P23793.jpg naga films P23794.jpg naga films P23795.jpg pattern weaving using fingers to pick in chain stitch - backstrap loom, at Kokadan films Kabui Kokaden (Kokadan)...
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  51. black and white film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in 1939
    Tangkhul pottery being made a Nungbi Khunou village films Tangkhul Nungbi Khunou Graham Bower/ Ursula 14.2.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:beating earth Caption:pouring water into trou...
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  52. colour 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in the spring of 1939
    weaving at Tuinem films Tangkhul Graham Bower/ Ursula 28.2.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Caption:setting up a warp Caption:sewing up a cloth
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  53. colour 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in the spring of 1939
    naga films C25572.jpg Nagas on the road with photographic equipment films Tangkhul Graham Bower/ Ursula 1.3.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  54. colour 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in the spring of 1939
    naga films C25573.jpg close-up of Luikai, smoking films Luikai Tangkhul Graham Bower/ Ursula 1.3.1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  55. colour 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in the spring of 1939
    naga films F25574.mp4 two men wrestling films Tangkhul Graham Bower/ Ursula 1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  56. colour 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in the spring of 1939
    naga films F25781.mp4 two men in a mock fight with spears and shields at Ukhrul films Tangkhul Ukhrul Graham Bower/ Ursula 1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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  57. colour 16mm film taken by Ursula Graham Bower in the spring of 1939
    naga films F26081.mp4 two men showing how heads are taken using a mock head of wood at Ukhrul films Tangkhul Ukhrul Graham Bower/ Ursula 1939 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
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