The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook eight

caption: special stone seat of Ang
medium: notes
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Longkhai
date: 21.2.1937
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 4.10.1936-23.2.1937
note: [konyak] means text omitted
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: (176) On the seat of the Ang in his house as well as on the stone seat in front of it only Great Angs may sit, ie. the Angs of Mon, Chi, Hang, Leangha etc. The Angs of Wangla, Hungphoi etc. as well as the brothers of the Longkhai Ang may not sit on it, neither his son by a Ben wife. His Ang wife may sit on it.