The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga diary one

caption: reeds stuck in path to stop sickness
medium: diaries
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Tanhai
date: 11.7.1936
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 2.6.1936-11.7.1936
note: translated from german by Dr Ruth Barnes
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: Coming around a corner we suddenly saw two strong long reeds stuck into the path in a triangular manner, closing off the way as the drawing here shows. (SKETCH