The Nagas

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Konyak naga objects C681.jpg naga objects C681.jpg naga objects C681.jpg nagaobjectsC681.jpg nagaobjectsC681.jpg Circular bronze gong with central boss. Konyak. artefacts Konyak error Konyak 5:22 Lambert E.T.D. 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 gift Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford 1942...
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Konyak naga objects C703.jpg naga objects C703.jpg naga objects C703.jpg nagaobjectsC703.jpg nagaobjectsC703.jpg Man's carrying basket with tassels of black hair. Konyak, Kongnyu village. artefacts Konyak Kongnyu error Konyak Kongnyu 5:49 Mills J.P. 1936-11-11:1936-11-..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Western) naga objects C717.jpg naga objects C717.jpg naga objects C717.jpg nagaobjectsC717.jpg nagaobjectsC717.jpg naga objects C718.jpg naga objects C718.jpg naga objects C718.jpg nagaobjectsC718.jpg nagaobjectsC718.jpg Model of a lifesize figure put on the ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Ao naga objects C721.jpg naga objects C721.jpg naga objects C721.jpg nagaobjectsC721.jpg nagaobjectsC721.jpg Skirt of poor woman of Pongenr or Lungkamr phratry. Pattern embroidered on the stripes in red trade wool. Longchang village, Ao. [two strips.] artefacts Ao ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Western) naga objects C735.jpg naga objects C735.jpg naga objects C735.jpg nagaobjectsC735.jpg nagaobjectsC735.jpg New development in Angami embroidery. Human figures, man on horse, pig, green butterfly, and two large beetles called 'the eaters of seven ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Kalyo-Kengyu naga objects C748.jpg naga objects C748.jpg naga objects C748.jpg nagaobjectsC748.jpg nagaobjectsC748.jpg Man's body cloth, of cotton, with tufts of indigo threads and red hair sewn on greyish background. Kalyo-Kengyu, Wui village. [three strips.] artefacts..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Eastern) naga objects C764.jpg naga objects C764.jpg naga objects C764.jpg nagaobjectsC764.jpg nagaobjectsC764.jpg Cloth woven from mixed gwakro fibre (a kind of jute) and cotton. E. Angami, Enholomi village. artefacts Angami Eastern Enholomi error Angami (..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Eastern) naga objects C781.jpg naga objects C781.jpg naga objects C781.jpg nagaobjectsC781.jpg nagaobjectsC781.jpg Wooden plank with painted carving of a tiger a bear. The colouring is: black from burnt wood, white from burnt bone, red from burnt earth or soft ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Konyak naga objects C785.jpg naga objects C785.jpg naga objects C785.jpg nagaobjectsC785.jpg nagaobjectsC785.jpg Wooden model (native carved) of a typical morung pillar, carved with designs of land-crab, frog, snake, bird, serow and human figures. Konyak, Chongwe ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Rengma naga objects C786.jpg naga objects C786.jpg naga objects C786.jpg nagaobjectsC786.jpg nagaobjectsC786.jpg naga objects C1297.jpg naga objects C1297.jpg naga objects C1297.jpg nagaobjectsC1297.jpg nagaobjectsC1297.jpg Model of a morung post with representation ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Chang naga objects C787.jpg naga objects C787.jpg naga objects C787.jpg nagaobjectsC787.jpg nagaobjectsC787.jpg Tobacco box, made from the testicle of a water buffalo. [Wood lining inside. The Chang also make such boxes from the testicles of mithan, serow, sambhur etc.]..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Chang naga objects C788.jpg naga objects C788.jpg naga objects C788.jpg nagaobjectsC788.jpg nagaobjectsC788.jpg Tobacco box, made from testicle of a goat. [Skin lining over wooden interior.] Chang, Chingmei village. artefacts Chang Chingmei error Chang Chingmei 5:150 ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Kalyo-Kengyu naga objects C789.jpg naga objects C789.jpg naga objects C789.jpg nagaobjectsC789.jpg nagaobjectsC789.jpg Tobacco box of mithan horn [and cane binding]. Kalyo-Kengyu, Noklak village. artefacts Kalyo-Kengyu Noklak Noklak error Kalyo-Kengyu 5:151 Mills J.P. ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Lhota naga objects C802.jpg naga objects C802.jpg naga objects C802.jpg nagaobjectsC802.jpg nagaobjectsC802.jpg Woman's pipe. [Bamboo bowl, separate stem, fixed in resin attachment to bowl, with separate pipe cleaner.] Lhota, Yamhung village. artefacts Lhota Yamhung ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Yimsungr naga objects C803.jpg naga objects C803.jpg naga objects C803.jpg nagaobjectsC803.jpg nagaobjectsC803.jpg Representation of human head roughly carved in wood, hung up as ornament at the building of a new morung to show the fate of all enemies of that morung. [..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Lhota naga objects C813.jpg naga objects C813.jpg naga objects C813.jpg nagaobjectsC813.jpg nagaobjectsC813.jpg Spindle with light wooden base for spinning fine string for hats. The spindle is suspended and spun with the hands. Men do the work. Lhota, Lungtsung village...
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Sema naga objects C823.jpg naga objects C823.jpg naga objects C823.jpg nagaobjectsC823.jpg nagaobjectsC823.jpg Bridal skirt of rich man's daughter, divided lengthwise in three parts, black, light-grey and white, with black and red lines and embroidered geometrical ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Kalyo-Kengyu naga objects C841.jpg naga objects C841.jpg naga objects C841.jpg nagaobjectsC841.jpg nagaobjectsC841.jpg Bear-skin guard for the right wrist, the left being protected by the shield. Kalyo-Kengyu, Panso village. artefacts Kalyo-Kengyu Panso error Kalyo-..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Eastern) naga objects C846.jpg naga objects C846.jpg naga objects C846.jpg nagaobjectsC846.jpg nagaobjectsC846.jpg Human head of clay. artefacts Angami Eastern Chizami error Angami (Eastern) Chizami 5:235 Mills J.P. 1936-09-01:1936-09-31 gift Pitt Rivers Museum,..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Kalyo-Kengyu naga objects C849.jpg naga objects C849.jpg naga objects C849.jpg nagaobjectsC849.jpg nagaobjectsC849.jpg Rain-shield of palm leaves covered with plaited cane-work. Kalyo-Kengyu, Pangsha village artefacts Kalyo-Kengyu Pangsha error Kalyo-Kengyu Pangsha 6:1 ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Kacha naga objects C877.jpg naga objects C877.jpg naga objects C877.jpg nagaobjectsC877.jpg nagaobjectsC877.jpg Necklace, ng-kui-pewo, of blue glass and yellow and orange stone beads in a double string, with on each side two tubular shell beads of conch-shell (columella..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Konyak naga objects C922.jpg naga objects C922.jpg naga objects C922.jpg nagaobjectsC922.jpg nagaobjectsC922.jpg Pair of ear-pendants with carved wooden double heads and black and red hair fringes. Konyak, Nian village. artefacts Konyak Nian error Konyak Nian 6:107 ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford naga objects C933.jpg naga objects C933.jpg naga objects C933.jpg nagaobjectsC933.jpg nagaobjectsC933.jpg Flat bronze gong, formerly used as currency. Ao, Yacham village. artefacts Ao Yacham 6:120 Mills J.P. 1936-07-14:1936-07-14 gift Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford 1934.82...
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Ao naga objects C956.jpg naga objects C956.jpg naga objects C956.jpg nagaobjectsC956.jpg nagaobjectsC956.jpg Cloth made for sale to Phoms, Yacham or Konyaks. Ao, Chuchu Yimlang village. artefacts Ao Phom Yacham Konyak Chuchu Yimlang Ao Chuchu Yimlang 6:152 [not known] ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Eastern) naga objects C959.jpg naga objects C959.jpg naga objects C959.jpg nagaobjectsC959.jpg nagaobjectsC959.jpg Young man's cloth. Eastern Angami, Cheswezumi village. artefacts Angami Eastern Cheswezumi Angami (Eastern) Cheswezumi 6:155 Mills J.P. 1936-06-03:..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Western) naga objects C961.jpg naga objects C961.jpg naga objects C961.jpg nagaobjectsC961.jpg nagaobjectsC961.jpg Cloth of a man who has given all Feasts of Merit. Brick-red, black and yellow stripes; trade colours. Western Angami, Kohima village. artefacts ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Angami (Eastern) naga objects C962.jpg naga objects C962.jpg naga objects C962.jpg nagaobjectsC962.jpg nagaobjectsC962.jpg Girl's skirt, can be worn from puberty till after marriage. White with black and orange stripes, trade colours. The broken line in the middle ..
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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Zemi naga objects C994.jpg naga objects C994.jpg naga objects C994.jpg nagaobjectsC994.jpg nagaobjectsC994.jpg Tally used to keep count of the number of household to which the young men of the morung must distribute shares of pork at the annual festival. The big ..
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