The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Shaw Reggie Gimson private collection Pabram (Paparam) note refering to coolies described on 16th November 1938 diaries Shaw Reggie Gimson Katcha Pabram (Paparam) 1939-01-07:1939-01-07 Graham Bower Ursula private collection [note: Jan. 7th 1939 Coolies proved to be Katcha Nagas. Mixture of breeds ..
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  2. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Abung 'the wombat' private collection first trip alone in the hills; starts from Bishenpur Inspection Bungalow diaries Abung 'the wombat' 1939-01-07:1939-01-07 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (97) Bishenpur Inspection Bungalow. Jan. 7th. Saturday. Arrived here 5 p.m. with Jeff, and found the..
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  3. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection Kokaden (Kokadan) Bishenpur to Kokadan; welcome; treating ailments diaries Chiru Kabui Kokaden (Kokadan) 1939-01-08:1939-01-08 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (101) Karadang. Jan. 8th. Approx 4 miles. Sunday. Got off about 9.30, suffering from shortage of jappas, but ..
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  4. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Atongba private collection Majulon (Majuron) dispensary; visit to Majuron village; dance diaries Atongba Kabui Majulon (Majuron) 1939-01-09:1939-01-09 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (107) Jan. 9th. Monday. Day broke early, accompanied by Abung and a can of hot water. Dispensary opened again..
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  5. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Atongba Gaipuiga Gaidiliu Jadonang Chamthai private collection dispensary; Kokadan dance; Chiru dance; visit from Gaipuiga; Gaidiliu case diaries Atongba Gaipuiga Gaidiliu Jadonang Chamthai 1939-01-10:1939-01-10 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (111) Jan. 10th. Tuesday. Daybreak and Abung, as..
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  6. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Mulamdinang private collection Kokaden (Kokadan) thatching in the rain; dispensary diaries Mulamdinang Kokaden (Kokadan) 1939-01-11:1939-01-11 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (117) Wednesday, Jan. 11th. Again daybreak and Abung, and this time Gaipuiga's highly distinctive tones. I believe ..
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  7. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection Majulon (Majuron) dispensary; visit to Majuron diaries Majulon (Majuron) 1939-01-12:1939-01-12 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (121) Thursday, Jan. 12th. Again daybreak, Abung and dispensary. The Chirus are having a genna, and the village is closed for two days, so ..
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  8. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection Majulon (Majuron) visit to Majuron; organized sports; dispensary diaries Majulon (Majuron) 1939-01-13:1939-01-13 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (125) Jan. 13th. Friday. After dispensary, went up to Majuron and took photos of house. nagabowerP52519.jpg nagabowerP52523.jpg ..
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  9. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection visit to Chiru village diaries Chiru 1939-01-14:1939-01-14 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (129) Saturday, Jan. 14th. Went down to Chiru village after dispensary, and took photos of houses, and films of weaving. nagabowerP52544.jpg nagabowerP52547.jpg nagabowerP52548.jpg ..
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  10. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    Atomba Gichung private collection last dispensary diaries Atomba Gichung 1939-01-15:1939-01-15 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (132) Sunday 15th. Held last dispensary and gave away everything I had left. The baby was better again, and still quiet. Went down village and did a little more work..
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  11. diaries kept by Ursula Graham Bower on visits to Manipur and North Cachar between 1937 and 1940
    private collection back to Bishenpur, end of trip diaries 1939-01-16:1939-01-16 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (134) Monday, 16th Jan. Was told that boy had died during night - not one of my patients, so they swore, but one of the dancers the other day. They said he looked like Gichung. ..
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  12. book - 'Naga Path', by Ursula Graham Bower, published John Murray 1950
    Chapter two. Solo Flight after Barak trip, touring alone with filming equipment books 1939-01-07:1939-01-16 Graham Bower Ursula The Barak trip over, I applied to the Political Agent for permission to go into the hills alone to do my anthropological photography. Leave was, after a delay, granted - a..
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