The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga diary two

caption: re-building a morung
caption: searching for suitable trees
medium: diaries
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Wakching
date: 26.10.1936
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: Finally around ten o'clock they set themselves in motion and in small groups, usually consisting of two morung 'gangs', a young one and an older one, they were seeking for suitable trees for the lower side posts of the morung. They had to be preferably close to the path to facilitate the home-bringing.
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