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: house lists and history of Wakching
medium: notes
person: ShiknaShankok
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Wakching
date: 30.8.1970
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 8.8.1970-8.9.1970
acquirer:
person: private collection
text:
_Number_of_houses_in_1937__________1970
_Aukheang__40
_Thepong___82_______________________96
_Balang____41
_Bala______45
_Angban____42
text: Ngamang (Angban)
text: Tribute from the 'sons" of Wakching is now being paid in money. Kongan pays to Balang and to Angban, an Ang's tribute. Chintang gives to Thepong. Tanhai gives to Nokanokphong of Angban. Totok no longer gives tribute.
text: NGAMANG (Nokanokphong)
= Meniu (Koknokhu) d. of father's brother of Shankok.
1st s. KONANG, unmarried, in Naga Police, 20 years old, in Naginimara.
2nd s. NIEANG, unmarried, works in fields
3rd s. TOANG, unmarried, reads in High School
4th s. TUKTAU
5th s. YEWANG
1st d. Ngenli, unmarried
2nd d. Mansho.
text: Shikna had one son from Shankok, SHANGYO, and one more son. She also has three daughters. Her husband, CHING-IN (Yingyonghunok, Angban) died.