The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

part of original tour diary of Lt. R.G. Woodthorpe 1876

caption: Routine day of survey and marching, with success in acquiring supplies
medium: tours
location: Kukianagami Satakahenogami Momi Hovekhenagami Sukomi (Sakomi)
date: 1.3.1876
production:
person: Woodthorpe/ R.G.
date: 1875-1876
acquirer:
person: Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford
text: March. Wednesday 1st.
text: (Fine all day and very hot. A few drops of rain at 1 p.m. Fine night. Road very steep and broken through jooms etc. Kukianagami at 9 a.m. about 150 houses 4130/4050 M = 4090. Stream at 1.30 p.m. 2660/2750 M = 2705. Satakahenogami at 3 p.m. 30 houses 4610/4510 M = 4560. Momi at 3.30 p.m. 27 houses 4660/4560 M = 4610. Hovekhenagami at 6 a.m. 25 houses. Camp at 8 p.m. 5160/5000 M = 5080. ditto at 6 a.m. 5110/5050 M = 5030. Min = 52o.)
text: Up early. Nagas from Sakomi came down and showed us the way up to Kukianagami where we arrived about 9. Did a little work and then started for the river below which after a good deal of up and down we reached at 12.30 and had breakfast. Mounting up (52) to Satakahenogami. At Momi halted a little while for rice, which was brought with great gesticulation, the smaller the quantity the more violent the gestures expressive of liberality. Went on to Hovekhenagami and as it was getting late and I found a plentiful supply of water in some new jooms, I decided to halt there for the night and we did.