The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hajaichak (Hasoichak) setting off on trail to another village diaries Zemi Hajaichak (Hasoichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hasoichak, 19th August Again there has been a brilliantly fine day. Yesterday we ..
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  2. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hajaichak (Hasoichak) houses , granaries and morungs diaries Zemi Hajaichak (Hasoichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection A gaonbura in red cloth and another man received us in true Naga style with a chicken in a..
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  3. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hajaichak (Hasoichak) a traditional village diaries Zemi Hajaichak (Hasoichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hosaichak is entirely traditional and cannot have looked very different when it was founded by men ..
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  4. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hajaichak (Hasoichak) land rights diaries Zemi Hajaichak (Hasoichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection The problem of land rights is still somewhat obscure, but I am getting a little nearer to an understanding. ..
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  5. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hajaichak (Hasoichak) gods diaries Zemi Hajaichak (Hasoichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection I also broached the question of gods. Tingwang is, as it seems, the major god, and most sacrifices are given to him...
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  6. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Kepelo (Kepalo) a fine morung diaries Zemi Kepelo (Kepalo) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection In the afternoon we went to Kepalo, on the top of the hill above Hosaichak. It is a colony of Hosaichak, but much more ..
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  7. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Kepelo (Kepalo) feast to initiate the rice harvest diaries Zemi Kepelo (Kepalo) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection In front of one of the morungs are two crossed posts with the fresh head of a buffalo and a cow or..
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  8. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Kepelo (Kepalo) Hkakngui festival to drive out ghosts of dead is abandoned diaries Zemi Kepelo (Kepalo) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Kepalo, though a colony of Hasoichak is probably one of the old village-..
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  9. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf Naga diary on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Hajaichak (Hasoichak) arrange for a dance diaries Zemi Hajaichak (Hasoichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-12:1970-09-09 private collection Tonight the gaonburas of Hasoichak said that they wanted to show me a dance, and we arranged that it ..
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  10. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Hajaichak (Hosaichak) clans and girl's dormitory notes Zemi Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Hosaichak 1981970 Clans: Ne-ume ________Indrame 2 morungs: Hangsuebeme (upper) ..
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  11. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    Kuitalang of Hosaichak Dekuying of Hosaichak private collection Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 notes Next clan lands and morungs Furer-Haimendorf Previous Zemi 7 clan lands and morungs notes Kuitalang of Hosaichak Dekuying of Hosaichak Zemi Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 ..
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  12. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Hajaichak (Hosaichak) deities notes Zemi Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Deities: Tingwang - the highest god (ting = sky, wang = rajah). Ke-de-wang - (male) god of the earth Ship-rai - god..
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  13. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Hajaichak (Hosaichak) death and funerals notes Zemi Hajaichak (Hosaichak) 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Buffaloes or mithan are sacrificed on the death of a big man. The sacrifice is made immediately. The ..
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  14. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Kepelo morungs and clans notes Zemi Kepelo 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Kepelo 1981970 Three morungs: Inkakianga 30 members Hangsenbeikianga Sumkianga Clans: Nkome Indiame Niu-me (= Henume) Next R71518..
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  15. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Kepelo festival before harvest notes Zemi Kepelo 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Hemeubuido - festival before harvest when buffalo or bull is sacrificed. (Hemeu = rice, buido = cutting). Here the buffalo was ..
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  16. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    Hegesimba of Hosaichak private collection Kepelo 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 notes Next morungs and clans Furer-Haimendorf Previous Zemi 7 morungs and clans notes Hegesimba of Hosaichak Zemi Kepelo 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Hegesimba is the 'owner' of..
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  17. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Kepelo birth notes Zemi Kepelo 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Birth - On the 5th day after the birth the child is named by the father or grandfather. The mother is not segregated. There is no genna imposed on ..
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  18. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Kepelo land of dead notes Zemi Kepelo 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection There is no deity in Haruiram, the land of the dead. Next R71522 R71522 Previous R71520 R71520 notes Next land of dead Furer-Haimendorf ..
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  19. manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970
    1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Kepelo morung membership and re-building notes Zemi Kepelo 1970-08-19:1970-08-19 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection There is no rite connected with the entrance of a boy to the morung, but it is the morung members who decide when a boy..
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