The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga diary five

caption: the Ouliengbu or spring festival
caption: painting patterns on belt; fine costumes and dressing of Shankok
medium: diaries
person: Shankok
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Wakching
date: 23.4.1937
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 1.4.1937-26.6.1937
note: translated from german by Dr Ruth Barnes
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: Shankok was sitting on his platform and was painting patterns on his belt with the green of indigo leaves