The Nagas

Archer W.G. Chingai Hamne Yuong Chingsha Yangang of Wakching 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 Wakching Hungphoi (Hongpoi) Wangla Chonu Anphang (Angpong) 13:5 letters notes Next letter from Chingai, head dobashi Wakching, concerning guns Archer W.G. Previous 80 letter from Chingai, head dobashi Wakching, ..
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Chingmai Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 Totok Longme 13:6 letters notes Next letter from Chingmai (sic) head dobashi Wakching, concerning war between Totok and Longme Archer W.G. Previous 80 letter from Chingmai (sic) head dobashi Wakching, concerning war between Totok and Longme letters notes ..
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1946-01-01:1948-12-31 2:1 Namsang Wakching Wangla Hungphoi Tsawlaw Dikhu R. effect of British withdrawal on the Konyaks notes Konyak Namsang Wakching Wangla Hungphoi Tsawlaw Dikhu R. 1947-09-01:1947-12-31 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 2:1 Sept - Dec - all sorts of rumours circulating - 'Konyaks..
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Mayang Imkongmeren Aliba Shozhu Pawsey Khelhoshe 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 Charali Dimapur 2:4 notes Next Independence and the NNC Archer W.G. Previous 80 Independence and the NNC notes Mayang Imkongmeren Aliba Shozhu Pawsey Khelhoshe Charali Dimapur 1947-12-02:1947-12-03 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12..
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Hutton Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf Christoph 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 Kuthurr Yimtsong-Awenrr (Yimchungr Anrr) Cheshorr Huchirr Ayepongr Sangrupu (Satrupu) Helipong Saramati Mt. 16:1 notes Next Yimchungr Nagas Archer W.G. Previous Yimchungr 80 Yimchungr Nagas notes Hutton Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf ..
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1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:3 Chimongre law of homicide among Sangtam Nagas notes Sangtam Chang Yimchungr Ao Lhota Sema Chimongre 1947-11-03:1947-11-03 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:3 The law of homicide among the Sangtam Nagas. On 3rd November 1947, two boys from the Sangtam village of Chimongre..
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1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:5 Tuensang Pangsha Shamnyu Chingmei use of mithan as a fine notes Tuensang Pangsha Shamnyu Chingmei 1947-11-01:1947-11-31 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:5 The role of mithan in Naga society. These [] were widely illustrate in November 1947 when I was camping at Tuensang..
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Hutton Adams P.F. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 Chare Chongliemdi (Chongliyemdi) Longsa Ungma Lungkam (Lungkham) Langyok Phire-Ahire (Phire Ahire) 6:6 notes Next birthplace of the Ao Archer W.G. Previous Ao Sangtam 80 birthplace of the Ao notes Hutton Adams P.F. Ao Sangtam Chare Chongliemdi (Chongliyemdi) ..
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Stonor 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 Mubongchukit (Mopongchukit) 6:7 notes Next birthplace of the Aos Archer W.G. Previous Ao 80 birthplace of the Aos notes Stonor Ao Mubongchukit (Mopongchukit) 1947-12-01:1947-12-31 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:7 2 Ao women of Mopongchukit went and viewed the ..
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1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:8 Mongnyu Sowa Dikhu R. inter-village feuding notes Mongnyu Sowa Dikhu R. 1947-06-01:1947-06-31 1947-11-01:1947-11-31 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:8 Drift to anarchy. 1. Mongnyu - Sowa Had sworn in June 1947 not to go to war. In Nov. 1947 Sowa made a new morung - ..
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1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:8 Totok Longmien (Longmein) Wakching inter-village feuding notes Totok Longmien (Longmein) Wakching 1947-12-22:1947-12-22 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:8 3. Totok - Longmein 22nd Dec. Totok surprised a party from Longmein and 2 other villages fishing - Totok said in ..
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1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:8 Tuensang inter-village feuding notes Tuensang 1947-09-01:1948-01-31 Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 6:8 7. Assamese Government's delay - Sept. Tuensang sanctioned but by Jan. funds still not allocated - and Assam Rifles still not sent. Next R66605 R66605 Previous R66603 ..
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Mills J.P. Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 10:5 letters notes Next letters from Mills to Archer Archer's tour to Chang country & failure of 'Hills Week' in Shillong Archer W.G. Previous Chang 80 letters from Mills to Archer Archer's tour to Chang country & failure of 'Hills Week' in ..
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Pawsey Archer W.G. Aliba 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Kohima pressure on Nagas to accept Governor's agreement diaries Pawsey Archer W.G. Aliba Kohima 1947-09-01:1947-09-01 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 1 September. Kohima. This morning Bill has been meeting the Kohima Nagas and explaining the ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung diaries 1947-09-01:1947-09-01 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Tomorrow we start back for Mokokchung. We are returning by a different bridle path - the route known as 'The New Sema Road,' which lies through Eastern Angami country. Next R67128 ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Dzulu R. journey back to Mokokchung landscape and vegetation diaries Dzulu R. 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 4 September. Chizami. During the last three days the landscape has had a character all its own. The mountains are both higher and steeper ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung Angami terracing diaries 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 But while for great stretches the jungle rules, some hillsides have been completely cleared and cultivation is vaster and more sustained than any I have seen in ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung diaries 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The pony was particularly irritating today. Whenever the road is unusually precipitous with a yawning gulf below, it minces along the outside edge with complete nonchalance, detaching..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Chizami journey back to Mokokchung monoliths memorials in Chizami diaries Chizami 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 As one nears a village, groups of stone monoliths rise from the paths. These are erected by rich men to celebrate their wealth and ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Kekrima Pfutsero Chizami journey back to Mokokchung village defences diaries Kekrima Pfutsero Chizami 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Many of these Angami villages are impressively situated. Founded in the days of headhunting, a site was chosen which..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Kekrima Kohima journey back to Mokokchung village gates diaries Kekrima Kohima 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 At the end of these tunnels the entrance to the village is blocked by a great solid gate which is nowadays left open. Most gates are ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung siting of village diaries 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The village itself is usually built so that it has a good view of the surrounding country. Around the houses are platforms of great flat stones which are now used as..
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Aohukyu 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Kekrima journey back to Mokokchung filth in Angami villages diaries Aohukyu Kekrima 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 It is impossible to describe the filth of an Angami village. It was raining as we went round Kekrima and we squelched through ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung feasts of merit, house carvings and mithan horns diaries 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The house of a rich Angami advertises the status of its owner. The front is made of wooden boards and as he performs the various ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung house interiors diaries 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Inside the houses have three compartments. The front one contains a rice-pounding bench shaped like a boat with a keel underneath and four or five holes for pounding. ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung Eastern Angami women's dress diaries Angami Eastern 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 I had seen Eastern Angami men in Kohima, but I had not seen the women. They wear a kind of bodice made by crossing a red- edged blue cloth ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung female porters diaries 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 For the first time, many of our porters are women. The Aos, Lhotas, and Semas never let their women do this work. Most of these who carry loads are either unmarried ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung diaries 1947-09-04:1947-09-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Very few English women can have passed along this road. At every bungalow the women and children stand on the banks and gaze at me with absorbed and wondering eyes. This afternoon as ..
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Houseman Major 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Yekhum Sanis Tseminyu journey back to Mokokchung relics of the Japanese invasion diaries Houseman Major Yekhum Sanis Tseminyu 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 8 September. Phek. All the way memories of the Japs have been crowding in on ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Chakhabama Kekrima Pfutsero Chizami Losami Phek journey back to Mokokchung inspection bungalows destroyed by Japanese diaries Chakhabama Kekrima Pfutsero Chizami Losami Phek 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 As we get nearer the frontier, traces of ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung war stories diaries 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Every day we hear fresh stories of the war. 'This is the place,' we are told 'where a jeep crashed burning down the hillside and the sahibs jumped out and said, "O.K. ..
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Jakai of Phek 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung treatment of the Nagas by the Japanese diaries Jakai of Phek 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Opinions vary about the Japs and their treatment of the Nagas. The headmaster of the school here told us that the ..
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Jakai of Phek Pawsey 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung killing fish with hand-grenades diaries Jakai of Phek Pawsey 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The Nagas thought that this was a good idea, and when they found some live bombs after the war, they went ..
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Pawsey 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung Khonoma group's anger with the British, Pawsey and the Governor's 'agreement' diaries Pawsey 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 9 September. Phek. Today the rain has been drifting down and Nagas from the village have ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung an Indian doctor's opinion of the Nagas diaries 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 After he had gone and as if to prove his thesis, in sauntered the young Bengali doctor in a loud check sports coat and a flashy tie. He ..
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Shoizhu Aohukyu 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 journey back to Mokokchung diaries Shoizhu Aohukyu 1947-09-09:1947-09-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Shoizhu has just informed us that Aohukyu went out shooting this afternoon, there was a loud report and he shot one of our domestic fowls. Next R67149 ..
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Shoizhu Aohukyu Zehovi 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Ketsaovoma (Ketsapomi) Nantaleik R. (Tizu R.) Phek to Chipoketami journey back to Mokokchung diaries Shoizhu Aohukyu Zehovi Ketsaovoma (Ketsapomi) Nantaleik R. (Tizu R.) 1947-09-10:1947-09-10 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 10 September. Chipoketami..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Nerhema (Nerema) Ketsaovoma (Ketsapomi) Phek to Chipoketami journey back to Mokokchung grave effigies at Ketsapomi diaries Nerhema (Nerema) Ketsaovoma (Ketsapomi) 1947-09-10:1947-09-10 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 I reached the rest-house at lunch time but Bill did not..
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Elwin Verrier 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Phek to Chipoketami journey back to Mokokchung hornet grubs and bamboo shoots diaries Elwin Verrier 1947-09-10:1947-09-10 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Bill had a generous meal in this village - rice, hornet- grubs and pig's liver. He said the grubs were ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Sakhai (Sakai) journey back to Mokokchung diaries Sema Sakhai (Sakai) 1947-09-11:1947-09-11 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 11 September. Sakai. This morning we crossed the boundary between the Kohima and Mokokchung subdivisions and Bill is now back in his own ..
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Gandhi 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mokokchung journey back to Mokokchung news of Mahatma Gandhi's fast diaries Gandhi Mokokchung 1947-09-11:1947-09-11 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 At the bungalow, mail was waiting for us and we heard for the first time the news of Mahatma Gandhi's fast. It seems ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Sakhalu visit to Sakhalu jhuming diaries Sema Sakhalu 1947-09-13:1947-09-13 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 13 September. Sakalu. All today the road lay along an open hillside running parallel to the frontier. The view was open and unbroken as all the hillsides had been ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Sakhalu Nantaleik R. (Tizu R.) visit to Sakhalu diaries Sema Sakhalu Nantaleik R. (Tizu R.) 1947-09-13:1947-09-13 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 I have just returned from a tour of the village. Unlike the Angamis, the Semas poise their houses on open airy sites flanked ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Sakhalu visit to Sakhalu chief of Sakhalu and polygamy diaries Sema Sakhalu 1947-09-13:1947-09-13 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 At the entrance to the village, we were welcomed by its chief wrapped in a magnificent black and red cloak adorned with cowries. Rows of large..
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Hutton Mills Pawsey 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 future of the Semas when the British leave diaries Hutton Mills Pawsey Sema 1947-09-14:1947-09-14 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 14 September. Baimho. All today and yesterday the Semas have been discussing the coming changes. 'Our grandfathers and ..
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Hutton 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Sheyepu Sema girl diaries Hutton Sema Sheyepu 1947-09-14:1947-09-14 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 On the way we stopped at a large house in Sheyepu and as we lunched on rice, roast pork, pineapples and rice beer, the daughter of the house waited on us. Unlike ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Baimho Nantaleik R. (Tizu R.) fever at Baimho inspection bungalow diaries Baimho Nantaleik R. (Tizu R.) 1947-09-17:1947-09-17 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 17 September. Aichisagami. The last three days have drifted by engulfed in fever. (81) First I went down with it. ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Baimho fever at Baimho inspection bungalow complaints by Sema of Ao domination diaries Baimho 1947-09-17:1947-09-17 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The talk of the interpreters droned on incessantly outside. I heard one pouring out his complaints about the Ao domination ..
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Luzukhu of Baimho Pawsey 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Baimho fever at Baimho inspection bungalow polygamy diaries Luzukhu of Baimho Pawsey Baimho 1947-09-17:1947-09-17 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 While I dozed, Bill went to see the village where Luzukhu, an old retired interpreter lives. He ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Baimho fever at Baimho inspection bungalow diaries Baimho 1947-09-17:1947-09-17 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 When Bill returned, he too had the drowsy ache, the tingling in his legs, thighs and wrists which marks the onset of fever. So we both lay in bed taking ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Baimho fever at Baimho inspection bungalow Assamese doctor diaries Baimho 1947-09-17:1947-09-17 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Yesterday the Assamese doctor from Ghukiya came to see us, a keen and energetic youth. He has been working for three years and has had ..
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Aliba Imti 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Aliba Imti's statement regarding clause 9 of the 'agreement' diaries Aliba Imti 1947-09-18:1947-09-18 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 18 September. Aichisagami. Yesterday an interpreter brought letters and newspapers from Mokokchung and after the stagnant peace..
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Gandhi 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 news of the end of Mahatma Gandhi's fast diaries Gandhi 1947-09-18:1947-09-18 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The other news is that Mahatma Gandhi's fast is over. After three days peace was restored in Calcutta and he has now left for Delhi. Once again his weapon ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Aichisagami to Longsa diaries 1947-09-19:1947-09-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 19 September. Longsa. Today we have struggled on to Longsa feeling very limp after our fever. Bill rode the pony while I was carried in an armchair tied to two long bamboos. As I was borne..
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Mills Hutton Bor Stonor Charles 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Baimho haunted bungalow at Baimho diaries Mills Hutton Bor Stonor Charles Baimho 1947-09-19:1947-09-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 As we came along Bill blurted out to me the stories he had heard about the 'haunted bungalow' at Baimho. ..
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Hutton 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Longsa comparison between Aos and Semas diaries Hutton Ao Sema Longsa 1947-09-19:1947-09-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 It is strange how differently two persons can react to Nagas or how two tribes can change. The Semas, Dr. Hutton wrote in 1916, are 'perhaps ..
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Shoizhu 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Longsa Sapotimi (Sapotemi) quarrel between Longsa and Sapotemi diaries Shoizhu Longsa Sapotimi (Sapotemi) 1947-09-19:1947-09-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 As we waited for lunch, I saw my first Naga fight. Suddenly there was a great noise and I noticed that ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Longsa Dikhu R. (Diku R.) view from Longsa diaries Longsa Dikhu R. (Diku R.) 1947-09-20:1947-09-20 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 20 September. Mokokchung. This morning as we went through Longsa village, we could see Mokokchung, a blurred brown mass the far side of the ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Longsa painted bands for tribal cloths diaries Longsa 1947-09-20:1947-09-20 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 As we went along the village street, we met the Ao craftsman who makes the painted bands for tribal cloaks. These bands are of white cloth painted in black and are ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mokokchung bungalow at Mokokchung diaries Mokokchung 1947-09-21:1947-09-21 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 21 September. Mokokchung. After more than a month in small and dark rest houses, the bungalow seems oddly bright and cheerful. In the hall head- hunting spears and ..
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Mayang Aliba 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mayang says that Aos will boycott NNC meeting on 23rd September diaries Mayang Aliba 1947-09-21:1947-09-21 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Last night Mayang called. He told us that all the Ao members have decided to boycott the meeting of the N.N.C. at (88) ..
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Mayang 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mayang agrees to accept the position of Add. S.D.O. Mokokchung diaries Mayang 1947-09-21:1947-09-21 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Bill asked Mayang if he would accept the position of Additional S.D.O. if the Governor offered it. Mayang is very loath to be in the ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Indian flag diaries 1947-09-21:1947-09-21 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Bill has just noticed that the new flag of the Indian Dominion is not flying on the fort. When he asked why, the Gurkhas said, 'We did put it up, but the string broke so we took it down and put it ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mokokchung shopping in Mokokchung diaries Mokokchung 1947-09-23:1947-09-23 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 23 September. Mokokchung. Today I went shopping. Mokokchung possesses a 'V Stores', run by the Nagas under Government supervision. It sells kerosene, ghi, rice, dal,..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mokokchung garden at the bungalow, Mokokchung diaries Mokokchung 1947-09-24:1947-09-24 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 24 September. Mokokchung. Last night there was a great storm and downpour, but this morning the sky is a clear pale blue and the hills a deep indigo. As ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Phom carvings diaries 1947-09-25:1947-09-25 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 25 September. Mokokchung. An exciting evening. First an old headman appeared with a basket of wooden Phom carvings. (The Phoms are another Naga tribe living near the frontier to the East.) As he ..
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Adams 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mr Adams' farewell message in the 'Naga Nation' diaries Adams 1947-09-27:1947-09-27 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 27 September. Mokokchung. Today the September issue of the Naga Nation has arrived. It contains a farewell message from young Mr. Adams, the officer (..
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Sachdev 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 travelling with the Naga delegation communal riots in India diaries Sachdev 1947-09-28:1947-09-28 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 28 September. Mokokchung. Sachdev, the Sikh Manager of the coal mine has again come to Mokokchung and has spent an evening with us. On..
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Hydari Sir Akbar 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 administrative problems in Assam diaries Hydari Sir Akbar 1947-09-30:1947-09-30 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 30 September. Mokokchung. Yesterday The Statesman made a pointed comment. 'Sir Akbar Hydari's recent remark,' it said, 'that "achievement in ..
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Longri Aliba 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 report of the NNC meeting in Kohima, 23rd September diaries Longri Aliba 1947-10-02:1947-10-02 1947-09-23:1947-09-23 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 2 October. Mokokchung. This morning Longri came to see Bill and we heard from him the latest developments in ..
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Longri Nehru 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 report on the Delhi delegation diaries Longri Nehru 1947-10-02:1947-10-02 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Longri then spoke about the Delhi delegation. 'What a waste it was,' he said. 'No one would see us. No one would listen. Everyone tried to put us off. I ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Longri Bardoloi Kevichusa Longri's meeting with Bardoloi in Shillong diaries Longri Bardoloi Kevichusa 1947-10-02:1947-10-02 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 'After the Kohima meeting in August' he continued, 'I had to go to Shillong. I stayed there four days and attended ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Manipur Road refugees from the Punjab allotted to Naga land at Manipur Road diaries Manipur Road 1947-10-03:1947-10-03 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 3 October. Mokokchung. Today, Naga groups in Mokokchung have all been discussing the Assam Premier's latest move. Under ..
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Aliba Imnik Dr Shilukba 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 report on Kohima meeting of NNC in 'Our Home News' diaries Aliba Imnik Dr Shilukba 1947-10-04:1947-10-04 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 4 October. Mokokchung. Another copy of Our Home News issued by the Naga Independence Party has just come. It ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 slight effects of Indian Independence in the Naga Hills diaries 1947-10-05:1947-10-05 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 5 October. Mokokchung. As we sit in Mokokchung, it is as if Indian independence were still 'impossible, ahead.' The more intelligent Nagas (98) are full ..
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Nehru 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 anarchy in the Punjab and Nehru's distress at communal violence diaries Nehru 1947-10-05:1947-10-05 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 In the Punjab, on the other hand, anarchy is still prevailing though in Delhi order has at least been restored. Nehru has come out ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 economic problems in the Naga Hills: cash crops and lack of transport diaries 1947-10-07:1947-10-07 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 7 October. Mokokchung. The Naga Hills have their own peculiar economic problems. Today a Sema came to tell Bill that he had just harvested a..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Mokokchung Konyaks come to Mokokchung to see if 'government' still existed diaries Konyak Mokokchung 1947-10-08:1947-10-08 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 8 October. Mokokchung. Today several wild Konyaks, their matted hair pinned up in buns, came to the bungalow. They ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Ungma visit to a feast of merit at Ungma diaries Ungma 1947-10-09:1947-10-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 9 October. Mokokchung. Yesterday we went to a Feast of Merit in Ungma village. It was the third day, the climax of the celebrations, when the mithan is sacrificed ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Ungma visit to a feast of merit at Ungma women's dance diaries Ungma 1947-10-09:1947-10-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The decor was like a wild ballet. Against the sombre brown background the women moved vivid and precise in their deep scarlet cloths. As they slowly ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Ungma visit to a feast of merit at Ungma men's dance diaries Ungma 1947-10-09:1947-10-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 The men danced behind the women, in an outer ring, adding their bass to the harsh resonance of the women's voices. It sounded like plain song in a ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Ungma visit to a feast of merit at Ungma donor of the feast diaries Ungma 1947-10-09:1947-10-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 While the monotonous dance proceeded, the donor of the mithan strode down the street in his new cloak with his feathers silhouetted against the ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Ungma visit to a feast of merit at Ungma taking omens diaries Ungma 1947-10-09:1947-10-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Holding a cock between his hands, he pretended to pluck it alive, calling out in a high-pitched cry for the prosperity of his ancestors and the whole ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Ungma visit to a feast of merit at Ungma diaries Ungma 1947-10-09:1947-10-09 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 We lingered on watching the dance until it was quite dark. Then, by the light of a lamp, we walked home through the silent forest, our giant shadows striding ..
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Imlong Hopongki 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 inter-tribal marriages diaries Imlong Hopongki 1947-10-10:1947-10-10 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 10 October. Mokokchung. Since coming back from tour there has been a whirl of social visits. One day Imlong, the biggest shopkeeper in Mokokchung came with..
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Sankalemba 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Naga Labour Corps in France in the Great War diaries Sankalemba 1947-10-10:1947-10-10 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 We have also been busy returning visits. One day we had rice beer at the house of Sankalemba, the chief interpreter. (104) He described his ..
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Mayang Nokcha 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 visit to Mayang Nokcha's house diaries Mayang Nokcha 1947-10-10:1947-10-10 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Another day we went to Mayang Nokcha's house. He lives in an airy Ao house down by the Middle English School, with a fine open expanse of hills all ..
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Hydari Sir Akbar 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 'Hills and Plains' celebrations in Shillong diaries Hydari Sir Akbar 1947-10-12:1947-10-12 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 12 October. Mokokchung. Today the newspaper reports that the 'Hills and Plains' celebrations sponsored by the Governor's wife have ..
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Zopianga Krusihu Nchemo Mayang 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 drafting of a constitution by NNC committee diaries Zopianga Krusihu Nchemo Mayang 1947-10-15:1947-10-15 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 15 October. Mokokchung. All this week the Naga Committee, appointed by the N.N.C., has been meeting to ..
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Kahutu senior 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 polygyny among the Semas despite christianity diaries Kahutu senior 1947-10-16:1947-10-16 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 16 October. Mokokchung. This evening Kahutu senior, the chief Sema interpreter, came to discuss the agenda of the next N.N.C. meeting. ..
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Subong Ao 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Subong Ao's view that the Aos, Sangtams and Changs will accept the draft constitution diaries Subong Ao 1947-10-18:1947-10-18 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 18 October. Mokokchung. This evening Subong Ao, the overseer, who is just back from aligning a new road,..
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Zehovi 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 tour in Chang country diaries Zehovi 1947-10-19:1947-10-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 19 October. Lungkhung. Today we set out on tour towards the Chang country. It was a sultry waterish day and it is clear that the rains are by no means over yet. The fields ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Lungkhung visit to Lungkhung tour in Chang country diaries Lungkhung 1947-10-19:1947-10-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 On the outskirts of Lungkhung village, a choir of Christian maidens stood in a line singing hymns to welcome us. The two leaders each bore a brass ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Lungkhung visit to Lungkhung tour in Chang country spirit stone diaries Lungkhung 1947-10-19:1947-10-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Just by the camp is a menhir with a Christian inscription. We were told that it used to be a spirit-stone standing in the forest to ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Lungkhung visit to Lungkhung tour in Chang country house tax; the future diaries Lungkhung 1947-10-19:1947-10-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 As night approached, the sand flies began to bite and the cold crept in through the cracks and crevices, but we were soon ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Lungkhung visit to Lungkhung tour in Chang country sandflies diaries Lungkhung 1947-10-19:1947-10-19 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Then followed a night of agony. Sand flies invaded the hut and penetrated our mosquito nets. I thought of Lewin who complained of their ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Yongyimti visit to Yongyimti tour in Chang country diaries Chang Yongyimti 1947-10-20:1947-10-20 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 20 October. Yongyimti. Today the path wound through the rice and millet fields. Huge tumbled hills sprawled all around, there was a glowering ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Yongyimti visit to Yongyimti tour in Chang country women's dress diaries Chang Yongyimti 1947-10-20:1947-10-20 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 As we rested, Chang girls toiled up to the village with threshed rice. Their dark brown conical baskets were full of yellow grain..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Yongyimti visit to Yongyimti tour in Chang country charm against evil spirits diaries Chang Yongyimti 1947-10-20:1947-10-20 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Near the village boundary where the path forked to the fields, a small bamboo had been erected. Two wads of cotton ..
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1947-07-09:1947-12-04 Yongyimti visit to Yongyimti tour in Chang country Phoms accept Government rule diaries Chang Phom Yongyimti 1947-10-20:1947-10-20 Archer Mildred 1947-07-09:1947-12-04 On reaching camp we found a crowd of wild-looking Phoms from over the frontier waiting to meet Bill. The ..
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