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: 'deo-moni' necklaces
medium: notes
production:
person: Graham Bower/ Ursula
date: 1937-1946
acquirer:
person: private collection
text: When a man buys a new necklace he puts it round the neck of a "lao" (gourd) for a few minutes before putting it on for the first time.
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