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

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pre-marital sex

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notes

ethnicgroup:

Chang Ao

production:

person:	Archer/ W.G.
date:	1946-1948
refnum:	16:45

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Changs.

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Pre-marital like the Aos - unmarried of both sexes form a single field company - many villages have old women who are expert in abortion - girls' houses which the boys visit.

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Aos - you choose a girl, you go to the field with her, you go to the spring, you go to the jungle, you go everywhere with her. At night you try each other out.

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Chang - a boy goes to his girl's house at night - sleeps with her - no objection by the parents.

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