The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga diary two

caption: animal carvings and other decorations of morung
medium: diaries
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Hungphoi
date: 14.10.1936
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 2.6.1936-11.7.1937
note: translated from german by Dr Ruth Barnes
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: The morungs are of the same type as the ones in Oting. Through the big opening in the front one enters the hall where all activity takes place. For the Moi-long morung big gnarled trees have been used for posts just as they grew