The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970

caption:

obligations to in-laws after marriage

medium:

diaries

ethnicgroup:

Zemi

location:

Nenglo (Nionglopunga)

date:

21.8.1970

production:

person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	12.8.1970-9.9.1970

acquirer:

person:

private collection

text:

Yesterday I heard that the young men of the whole village have obligations to the in-laws of a girl who marries in another village. For the first year they must go there to sow on the newly cut jhum of the new husband; then do the weeding and finally help reaping. In return the husband has to entertain them.

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