The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

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

caption: Mauwang, Ang of Longkhai, demonstrating the head-hunter's dance
medium: photographs
person: Mauwang/ of Longkhai
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Longkhai
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 17.10.19366.1936-5.1937
refnum: 35mm negatives33/9-12,17-35
acquirer:
person: private collection
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Caption:wearing patterned baldric, fur hat decorated with boars' tusks, large tasselled ear decorations
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Caption:with his wife
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Caption:holding a mithan skin shield
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Caption:showing hat with three large hornbill feathers on top