The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

black and white photographs taken by Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, 1936-1937

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caption:

man with body tattoos erroneously called 'peacock feathers', which represent mithan ears, worn by a headhunter, beside which are lizards, added by famous warriors. Also wearing boars' tusk necklet and belt decorated with circles of cowrie shells, from Yacham village

medium:

photographs

ethnicgroup:

Konyak

location:

Yacham

production:

person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	14.7.1936 6.1936-5.1937
refnum:	35mm negatives 18/4,5

acquirer:

person:

private collection