The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters

caption:

house carvings

medium:

notes

keywords:

slaves seduction

ethnicgroup:

Angami <Eastern

location:

Khuzami

production:

person:	Archer/ W.G.
date:	1946-1948
refnum:	15:4

text:

E. Angami, Khuzami. A house with mithan heads, human heads, breasts and 2 little figures - carved on the front planks - the figures = 2 slaves captured by the grandfather of the present owner

text:

- breasts = the girls whose breasts he caressed - (but did not necessarily seduce).

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