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: description of Chingmirem
medium: notes
ethnicgroup: ChangYimchungr
location: Chingmiren (Chingmirem)
production:
person: Archer/ W.G.
date: 1946-1948
refnum: 16:41
text: Chingmirem. Chang/Yimchungr very mixed.
text: 2 morungs - one up the hill with a tall slanting roof - open sides - one side pillar carved with a small man
text: A house with 2 rows of dangling basket balls (10 in each) then a slim piece of wood like an aeroplane's wing (hornbill) then 4 skulls - 2 dogs - 2 pigs - SKETCH
text: May - worship - basket balls - tally of the raids he had gone on (ie. 20).