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: field gennas
caption: 'hazam kia-hera-teora'
medium: notes
production:
person: Graham Bower/ Ursula
date: 1937-1946
acquirer:
person: private collection
text: Hazam kia-hera-teora
text: Performed if a field house catches fire; intended to recall the rice "which has run away in fear of the fire". Performed in the field, if near, or in the path if too far. Pig killed by tingkhupeo or other old man.
refnext: Next
refprev: Previous