The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

typescript 'Journey to Nagaland', by Mildred Archer. An account of six months spent in the Naga Hills in 1947

caption: camp at Tuensang
caption: Phom carvings
medium: diaries
person: Yakching
ethnicgroup: Phom
location: Tuensang
date: 11.11.1947
production:
person: Archer/ Mildred
date: 9.7.1947-4.12.1947
text: Amongst the visitors was Yakching, the Phom woodcarver who has been making chungas for Bill. He had brought us two beautiful tankards carved with birds, dogs, mithan, tigers, heads and men.