The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

miscellaneous papers, notebooks and letters on Nagas by Ursula Graham Bower, 1937-1947

caption: artefacts collected by Ursula Graham Bower
caption: Tangkhul pottery
medium: notes
ethnicgroup: Tangkhul
location: Nungbi Khunou (Nungbi Khunao)
date: 15.2.1940
production:
person: Graham Bower/ Ursula
date: 1937-1946
acquirer:
person: private collection
text: Tangkhul pottery, Nungbi Khunao
text: 1) "Hampai" - pot for cooking vegetables. Black earthenware, well-shaped outward turned rim, two handles decorated with patterns of criss-cross lines. Price about 4 annas. 15/2/40. Ref. no. TM1.
text: 2) "Zadham" - pot for cooking rice. Black earthenware, no handles or decoration. Price about 4 annas. 15/2/40. Ref. no. TM2.