The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

typescript - J.H. Hutton tour diary in the Naga Hills

caption: Henima appoint four cattleherds; Jossama offer to pave the path instead of keeping a cattleherd
medium: tours
person: Kalu/ of HenimaJamlabo/ of HenimaKuwilo/ of HenimaTashibo/ of HenimaWidaobo/ of Henima
location: Tasanki (Tesangki) Henima Josama (Jossama)
date: 19.9.1928
production:
person: Hutton/ J.H.
date: 3.9.1928-24.9.1928
acquirer:
person: Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
refnum: Hutton Ms. Box 2
text: 19 September
text: To Tesangki.
text: Before leaving Henima produced their newly appointed cattle herds - four of them. Kalu for mithan, Jamlabo for buffalo, Kuwilo for kine, and Tashibo will herd separately the cattle of Widaobo (I.B. Chaukidar) and himself as they must be kept near the village to provide milk.
text: On the way Jossama came up to try and wriggle out of their fine and confessed that they were still unable to produce a cowherd. They offered to pave the path instead, and I accepted their offer telling them that if it was finished before their revenue was due they would get back their Rs.50/-, otherwise they would lose it and still have to pave the path.