The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga notebook six

caption:

frogs and eclipses

medium:

notes

ethnicgroup:

Konyak

date:

18.9.1936

production:

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

text:

(123) Wakching 18/9/1936

text:

Informant: Chinyang.
In Totok the Nie-dzong morung encourages the frog at eclipses.
In Kongan the Dzing-ha morung encourages the frog.
In Wanching, Pangzong; in Chui, Nie-dzong; in Chinlong, Ban-ha.
In Shiong and Tanhai all morungs shout "don't eat!".
In Wakching [konyak].

text:

(124) All morungs beat the drums.

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