The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook nine

caption: Chingtang tribute to other villages
medium: notes
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Chingtang (Chintang)
date: 28.10.1936
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 29.10.1936-24.3.1937
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: (20) Chingtang pays tribute to:
text: Wakching:
to the Ang one small basket of dhan, from every house some meat,
to the The-pong ten big baskets of dhan from each morung
text: Totok:
one quite small basket of dhan from each morung, that is only a formality
text: Chi:
five big baskets of dhan from each morung
some meat at Oulingbu
text: (21) Wanching:
only a little taro and meat - this too is only a formality