The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook two

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notes about Zu-nyu, tributes, size etc.

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person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	23.6.1936-6.1937

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School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London

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(138) Zu-nyu receives tribute from
Long-ho - from every house a small basket of rice
Wo-nu " " " " " "
Zu-nyu doesn't pay tribute to any other village.

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Kiwang's wife is of Nau-nu. Noli has only a Ben wife from his own village.

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Zu-nyu has 120 houses.

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Except his Ben wives and their children, nobody lives in the Ang's house.

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When the Ang is young he goes to war. If the Ang kills a man of (139) his own village he would be driven away.

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In Mon, Jui (Chi) and Shang there is the custom that if an Ang's wife commits adultery with a man of the village both are made to jump from a precipice. Formerly they were killed by daos and spears.

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The Ang apparently can have any girl of his village he fancies.

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In Zu-nyu is also the Wang-shu clan and the Wang-shu-ba acts at gennas.

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(140) This Ang has not taken any heads, but they were taken in his name.

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Ki-wang has taken one head.

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An Ang gives as marriage-price for his Ang wife, daos, spears, cloth and two buffaloes.

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