The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook two

caption:

gifts to the dead

medium:

notes

ethnicgroup:

Konyak

location:

Oting

date:

29.7.1936

production:

person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	23.6.1936-6.1937

acquirer:

person:

School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London

text:

(123) When a man dies the oldest woman of the clan enters the house and puts fish, rice and madhu three times into his mouth and says| "Eat this fish and rice, and drink this madhu, this is the last time for you, you will never again get food from us". Then put the food into baskets and hang it down at the grave. Ta-yoi-ba and Ta-yoi-nu ask for presents. When a child dies the parents advise him to approach Ta-yoi-ba and Ta-yoi-nu respectfully, so that they show him the good way.

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