The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters
    1947-04-25:1947-04-25 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 13:2 Lungha (Longha) Totok (Totok Chingnyu) Chi Totok (Totok Chingkhu) trans-frontier raids from 1920 to 1946 notes Lungha (Longha) Totok (Totok Chingnyu) Chi Totok (Totok Chingkhu) 1938-11-15:1938-11-15 Pawsey C.R. Archer W.G. 1947-04-25:1947-04-25 1946-..
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  2. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Shamshu Kharram Din Celia Jeffery private collection Silchar to Jhirighat diaries Shamshu Kharram Din Celia Jeffery 1938-11-14:1938-11-14 Graham Bower Ursula private collection Nov. 14th 1938 Jhirighat 10 miles Left Silchar by lorry 11.20a.m. Arrived Lakhipur 12.20. Marched for Jhirighat 12.30; ..
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  3. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection coolies arrive diaries 1938-11-15:1938-11-15 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (2) Nov. 15th Jhirighat Halted at Jhirighat. Jeff out inspecting in morning; we wrote home letters and hoped for coolies. If coolies (sent from Tamenglong area) arrived next day, we should have ..
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  4. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    'Marigold' private collection Makru Bridge Jhirighat to Makru Bridge; description of collies; treating ailments diaries 'Marigold' Makru Bridge 1938-11-16:1938-11-16 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (4) Nov. 16th Makru Bridge. 14.5 Breakfast 6.30, and a cold, foggy morning. Coolies arrived ..
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  5. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    'Marigold' Shamshu private collection Makru Bridge to Barak Bridge diaries 'Marigold' Shamshu 1938-11-17:1938-11-17 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (8) Nov. 17th Barak Bridge. 10. Marched from Makru through Kala Naga (Oinomlong) to Barak Bridge. Re-dressed knee and foot before starting; ..
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  6. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    'Charles' 'Cupid' private collection Barak Bridge camp; filming diaries 'Charles' 'Cupid' 1938-11-18:1938-11-18 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (11) Nov. 18th Barak Bridge. Still more of Kambirong turned up next day. Showed them last years' photos, which scored huge success, as they ..
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  7. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Hamja 'George' 'Nijinsky' Cummins Paddy 'Charles' 'Cupid' private collection Kambiron (Kambirong) visit to Kambirong; village dance diaries Hamja 'George' 'Nijinsky' Cummins Paddy 'Charles' 'Cupid' Kambiron (Kambirong) 1938-11-19:1938-11-19 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (14) Nov. 19th. ..
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  8. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    'John Willy' Kharram Din 'Gary Cooper' Naipuiga 'Nijinsky' Kangui private collection Barak Bridge camp; treating ailments; negotiating for Kabui dance dress diaries 'John Willy' Kharram Din 'Gary Cooper' Naipuiga 'Nijinsky' Kangui 1938-11-20:1938-11-20 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (21) ..
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  9. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Dainoi Naipuiga Kangui 'George' Hwamdai Hamja private collection Barak camp to Laikot diaries Dainoi Naipuiga Kangui 'George' Hwamdai Hamja 1938-11-21:1938-11-21 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (25) Nov. 21st Laikot 6m. Collected my Naga jungle-rat trap from behind the cookhouse, with the ..
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  10. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    'Cuthbert' Jehap Shamshu Hamja private collection Laikot to Longkaiphum, by raft diaries 'Cuthbert' Jehap Shamshu Hamja 1938-11-22:1938-11-22 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (28) Nov. 22nd Longkaiphum. 5 Left Laikot camp by raft, minus tiffin-basket, and plus 3 dogs. Jeff ahead fishing. Had ..
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  11. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    'Cuthbert' private collection Barak R. exploring the Barak river bank diaries 'Cuthbert' Barak R. 1938-11-23:1938-11-23 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (32) Nov. 23rd. Longkaiphum approx. 5 to 6. V. rough. Halted, to explore Chota Hatea. Set off with Kukis & Shikaris. Shikaris let down ..
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  12. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    'Cuthbert' 'Livingstone' private collection Longphailum Barak river to Longphailum diaries 'Cuthbert' 'Livingstone' Kuki Longphailum 1938-11-24:1938-11-24 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (38) Nov. 24th. Longphailum. 5 miles. Left by Naga path along shore; it turned inland after a bit and ..
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  13. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection Chongmun (Chongmon) dispensary; Longphailum to Chongmon diaries Chongmun (Chongmon) 1938-11-25:1938-11-25 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (42) Nov. 25th 13 miles. Chongmon. Woke up early & went out. Clouds gone, stars brilliant and Orion showing. Packed up, but ..
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  14. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection Chongmon to Phaibok diaries 1938-11-26:1938-11-26 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (48) Nov. 26th Phaibok. 6 miles. Woke early and went out. Found glorious sunrise & called Celia. We hung about, looking at cloud-sea and sunrise, until tea arrives. Had it inside, and ..
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  15. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection to Irangmukh diaries 1938-11-27:1938-11-27 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (50) Nov. 27th. Irangmukh. 6. Left by raft, all the baggage going too. Had a shortish march to Irangmukh; all the dogs distributed among the rafts, one to each and none to ours. Had a sweetly jungli..
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  16. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection Irangmukh diaries 1938-11-28:1938-11-28 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (54) Nov. 28th Irangmukh. Halted. Jeff went out fishing early up the Irang. We held a super washday and disposed of enormous arrears, including shorts covered with Chota Hatea mud. Heard loud wallowing..
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  17. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Jenap Hamja private collection Irangmukh to Kangreng diaries Jenap Hamja 1938-11-29:1938-11-29 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (58) Nov. 29th Kangreng. 6. Left by raft again. Next two marches reputed short, so resolved to double if we reached first camp by noon. River lovely, long deep ..
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  18. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection Kangreng to Thinkra diaries 1938-11-30:1938-11-30 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (62) Nov. 30th. Thingkra 1.5 to 2. 4 (app.) down gorge. Had another go of toothache during small hours, crawled out, took 2 Veganin and sank into heavy slumber till Peter started whimpering ..
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  19. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection names and nicknames for Nagas diaries 1938-11-20:1938-11-20 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (193) Gichung - Gitsung - Khullakpa's son Atomba - Khullakpa of Kokadan Gaenglunglu or Genglunglu - wife of above. _(196)_Charles_=_Langkamtsung _Gary_Cooper___=_Naipuiga_(..
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  20. manuscript notes taken by Ursula Graham Bower
    Jadonang Gaidileu Gaidileu Gaipuiga of Kambiron Khengui of Kambiron Tiningam of Kambiron Centre for South Asian Studies, Cambridge Kambiron 1939-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next Jadonang's house in Kambiron, and his temples extract from the report of the trial of Gaidileu Graham Bower Ursula Previous 29..
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