The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook fourteen

caption: tribute from various villages to Wakching morung
medium: notes
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Wakching
date: 23.5.1937
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 1.5.1937-3.6.1937
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: (109) Oukheang (sic) receives tribute from:
text: Shiong. One "pan-shou" of chaul from every house. Oukheang goes to Shiong and eats with them one pig.
text: Totok Chingniu. Three small baskets ("wong-sho" = a small basket usually used for keeping chillies. It does not range among the recognised measures for capacity.) of chaul.
text: Totok Chinkoh. ditto. When the Ang of either village dies the Oukh. eat one pig.
text: Tanhai. One "nanshou" of chaul from every house. Oukheang goes to Tanhai and eats one pig and drinks one basket of madhu. When Ang dies the Oukh. men kill and eat 2 pigs.
text: (110) Punkhung. One "nanshou" of chaul from every house. The Oukheang goes to Punkhung and eats one pig and one basket of madhu. When Ang dies Oukh. men eat 3 pigs.
text: Longkhai. One "nan-shou" of chaul from every house. Pig like Punkhung. When the Ang dies, 3 pigs.
text: Wangla. Formerly one buffalo when the Oukheang was rebuilt or a drum dragged (now Rs. 10/-).
text: Oting. A small quantity of chaul or a few fish only as sign of recognition. Oukheang men (111) annually go there and eat one pig. When Ang dies, 2 pigs.
text: Lunglam. Theoretically the Oukh. men eat one pig, but it is so far that they usually don't go. When the L. Ang dies, 2 pigs.
text: Lapha. Rs. 5/-.
text: Lungnyu. When Ang dies, Oukh. eats 2 pigs.