The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

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

caption:

clans and early history of village

medium:

notes

ethnicgroup:

Zemi

location:

Laisong

date:

17.8.1970

production:

person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	8.8.1970-8.9.1970

acquirer:

person:

private collection

text:

17/8/1970 Laisong

text:

clan = heke
Henume
Indriami
Nekome

text:

Henueme (sic)
Garengsa
Tarausame_______all exogamous unit
Nangangtso
Tingbumtsa

text:

Indriami
Rasongtsa
Haxoingtsa
Hangkengtsa_______all exogamous
Bauriam-metsa
Namtungtsa
Lepitsa

text:

Nekome
Tepaletsa
Irengtsa
Knoletsa________all exogamous
M-Bungkotsame
Ar-im-simkotsame

text:

Indriami were the founders of the village, with them came Nkome (sic). The oldest man of the village performs puja, irrespective of clan. There are 8 houses of Tingbamtso.

text:

Three morung (hang suiki)
1. Kangkianga Ki (the first)
2. Imrekianga Ki (second)
3. Kulumkianga Ki (third)

text:

Girls dormitory: (leng-suiki)
1. Kangkileunaki
2. Ngrekileunaki
3. Kalumleunaki

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