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:

dragging in a new village gate

medium:

notes

keywords:

genna

person:

Tsotonoma khel

location:

Kohima

production:

person:	Archer/ W.G.
date:	1946-1948
refnum:	12:40

text:

The gate hewn high upon the mountain - then roughly shaped - the huge mithan horns were cut to pattern - then dragged down to the road - here it was hidden under bushes, thorns and barbed wire - in fact completely concealed - and no one not knowing it was there would have seen it - ie. left in a vulnerable spot but protected from accidental desecration or polution. Genna to touch any of the thorns or bushes.

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