The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga diary three

caption:

visit to Kongan

medium: diaries
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Kongan
date: 28.12.1936
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 28.11.1936-11.2.1937
note:

translated from german by Dr Ruth Barnes

acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text:

(120) Wakching 28/12/1936

text:

Yesterday during the day the weather turned worse and today I started off in dull, foggy weather. Again I went into the village of Kongan intending to hear more about their ceremonies during and after the bringing in of the head. I did not find out much but I managed to see another ceremony.

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