The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga notebook six

caption:

taboos associated with pregnancy

medium:

notes

ethnicgroup:

Konyak

location:

Tamlu

date:

11.9.1936

production:

person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	28.8.1936-26.10.1936
refnum:	School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London

text:

(81) The husband of a pregnant woman does not:

text:

cut big trees and big ropes

text:

kill or divide up any animal.

text:

A pregnant woman is not allowed to weave. She doesn't work very hard and doesn't carry heavy loads - her husband does some of her work, as carrying water and wood.

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