The Nagas

Luikai Hainingba private collection to Semkhor diaries Luikai Hainingba 1940-03-23:1940-03-23 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (49) Semkhor March 23rd A twisty, wiggly path through grass the first part of the way; some of the girls followed us, and when we parted, sang a song to which the men..
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Gaidiliu Sikamba private collection Guilong to Guilong; excessive hospitality diaries Gaidiliu Sikamba Guilong 1940-03-24:1940-03-25 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (51) Guilong March 24th Left Semkhor without regret by acrobatic path, and found camp in close proximity to graveyard. After ..
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private collection to Thapa, a Cachari village diaries 1940-03-26:1940-03-26 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (53) March 26th Thapa. A Cachari village, with the perao down in a hollow, no roof to the bathroom and what wall there was about waist-high. Got a mat fixed round; but still no roof. ..
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private collection to Haflong diaries 1940-03-27:1940-03-27 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (54) March 27th. Haflong. Marched about one and a half miles on path and then about 34 along railway track and over bridges where you looked down about 50 feet between the sleepers, on which one had ..
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Booth private collection back to Thapa after seeing Booth diaries Booth 1940-04-06:1940-04-06 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (56) April 6. Thapa. Hainingba reported to Booth that the young men of Thapa said they wanted to spear him, and Booth sent word via the babu from Thapa that this was ..
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Degalang private collection to Chota Nenglo diaries Degalang 1940-04-07:1940-04-08 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (57) Chota Nenglo April 7th A hot, though not long, march by a Naga path. Several familiar faces, and quite a decent little perao beyond the village, alongside the water-pipe. ..
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private collection to Hegokulwa [diary ends] diaries 1940-04-09:1940-04-09 Graham Bower Ursula private collection (59) April 9th. Hegokulwa [Blank] Previous R86149 R86149 diaries to Hegokulwa [diary ends] Graham Bower Ursula Previous 26 1940-04-09:1940-04-09 1940-04-09 (59) April 9th. Hegokulwa [..
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Hutton J.H. private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 letters notes Next draft of Letter to J.H.Hutton Graham Bower Ursula 27 draft of Letter to J.H.Hutton letters notes photographs Hutton J.H. 1939-01-01:1939-12-31 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Dear Sir, Though the ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next Angami raids against the Zemi Graham Bower Ursula Previous Angami Zemi 27 Angami raids against the Zemi notes Namkia Angami Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection After one of the Angami raids the angry Zemis ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection sexual liaisons among the Zemi notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Though liaisons appear to be conducted pretty freely between boys and girls, and even between older visitors and girls, if the visitor be attractive and ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection sexual liaisons among the Zemi illegitimate children and abortion notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Illegitimate children are secretly made away with, but abortion is practised if the girl realises her condition in time;..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection sexual liaisons among the Zemi sexual liaisons between young people notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection The young men's visits to the dekaichang take place pretty well nightly, and they sleep there till morning, when they ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection sexual liaisons among the Zemi marriage notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection In contrast to the freedom before marriage, absolute fidelity is expected, at least of the wife, after it; if the husband has one or two lapses, ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection sexual liaisons among the Zemi illegitimate children notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection If a girl has only had one lover, and has a child by him, she may take the child straight to his house and say that he is the father...
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Gaidelue Namkiagh of Impoi private collection Hajaichak Nenglo Kepelo Impoi Asalu 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next moving village sites Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 moving village sites notes Gaidelue Namkiagh of Impoi Zemi Hajaichak Nenglo Kepelo Impoi Asalu Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection childbirth taboos notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection For 30 days after the birth of a child a father may not sleep on the same bed as his wife nor cohabit with her; any attempt to do so would be a gross breach of custom ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection menstrual taboos notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Blood from a woman's genital organs, i.e. blood from a birth, or menstrual discharge - is absolutely unclean to a man and he may on no account whatever touch it. If he ..
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Nriami clan Neomi clan Namkiagh private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next 'The Ancestors of the Zemi' - myth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 'The Ancestors of the Zemi' - myth notes Nriami clan Neomi clan Namkiagh Zemi 1940-07-01:1940-07-31 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection jew's harp - musical instrument notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Ntho - Jew's Harp May not be played while grain is ripening, for fear of damage to the crop. SKETCH nagamiscS46446.jpg A.String pulled B.Body of ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection games: kaisang, taoki and kaina notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection "Kaisang" SKETCH nagamiscS46447.jpg Players put out counters alternately; player getting 3 in a line (as noughts & crosses) removes opponents' piece ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection cannibalism notes Zemi Angami Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Cannibalism A tradition is extant that once the Angamis made a big raid and drove out a number of Zemi, and burnt their village. The survivors were starving in the ..
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Luikai private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next medical remedies Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 medical remedies notes Luikai Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Luikai recommends a little ginger chewed slowly for sore throat, and a raw egg for stomach..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection adultery notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection While great freedom is allowed to the unmarried (provided they do not carry on a liaison with one of their own clan) absolute fidelity is expected of the married woman. A breach..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection divorce notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection If a woman is not divorced for adultery or other fault but merely for incompatibility, her husband must pay some damages, usually small, as compensation for the shame to which ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection homicide and murder notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Homicide Accidental killing, e.g. spearing a fellow villager in the confusion of a tiger-hunt, is punished with expulsion. An inquiry is held, and if it is settled ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection theft notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Petty theft is not, and was not, punished. Major thefts are not common and were settled by restitution of the stolen goods; may still be. Sometimes the whole village was called ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next giving birth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 giving birth notes Namkia Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Birth Delivery on a mat spread on the floor. (Query:" Burria aurat pakara, maurat bhi pakara," ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection rats notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection When the bamboos die, the rats come. King of the Rats. huge rat leads party. One said to have been shot by Kukis; every 50 years. If there are good crops 2 or 3 years running, the ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next bewitching tigers Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 bewitching tigers notes Namkia Zemi 1940-07-20:1940-07-20 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection A man who has lost many cattle or mithan by a tiger will do magic ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection bad dreams notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Dreams To avert the consequences of a really bad dream, a man will go at once on rising, bath thoroughly and cut his hair, throwing the cuttings away. Next R86223 R86223 ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next hair-cutting Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 hair-cutting notes Namkia Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection After an illness or indisposition a man will cut off a few hairs and throw them away "To cut off ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection meaning of dreams notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Dreams A tooth falling out means death or illness to near relative. To see a snake means the dreamer may receive a wound or hurt. To lose the way and not find it, or to..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection warrior's dress notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Warrior's Equipment A man going on the warpath fastens one cloth round him like a coat, and two, roughly folded, round his waist and abdomen, as protection against blows...
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Jadonang private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 letters notes Next extracts on the arrest of Jadonang Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi Kabui 27 extracts on the arrest of Jadonang letters notes Jadonang Zemi Kabui 1931-02-28:1931-02-28 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection ..
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Gaidileu Gaipuiga of Kambiron Khengui of Kambiron Macdonald Jillakpon Jaddonang private collection Pulomi (Kenoma) Kambiron 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 letters notes Next extracts on the arrest of Gaidileu Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 extracts on the arrest of Gaidileu letters notes Gaidileu ..
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Namkia Gumtuing of Nenglo private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next 'The Lovers' - myth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 'The Lovers' - myth notes suicide Namkia Gumtuing of Nenglo Zemi 1940-05-30:1940-05-31 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Many, many, many..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next bees as messengers of love Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 bees as messengers of love notes Namkia Zemi 1940-03-16:1940-03-16 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection In the old days it was said among the Zemis that..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection rainbow round the sun notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection A big rainbow ring round the sun, such as is sometimes seen, is said to be "Heaven holding court" ("bichar") i.e., a court of discussion or justice. Next R86231 ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection stars; celts notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Shooting Stars Shooting stars are said to be stars "looking for a wife", "going to get married" or merely changing their places because they don't like them. Kacharis say ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 'The Bird which would not Work' - myth notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Once upon a time everyone went to dig out the beds of the streams,- everybody, Nagas and spirits too - all but one bird, which would not help; so ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection celts and lightning notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection CELTS. (See Hutton, ANGAMIS, 403 et seq.) Celts are found in the fields and jungle. They are the "bullets" of the lightning. Meteorites are believed to be stars ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next 'The Owl and the Barking Deer' - myth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 'The Owl and the Barking Deer' - myth notes Namkia Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection When the chief God of all was creating all the ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection were-tigers notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Were-tigers are known by their pug-marks, which have five toes instead of only four. The old men say there is a spring far away to the east, and whoever drinks it turns into ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection earthquakes notes herapeo Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Earthquakes are caused by a herapeo trying to turn the earth over with a crowbar. The scavenger beetle goes and tells him there are no men left, so he starts to turn ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next 'Nkiqui' - myth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 'Nkiqui' - myth notes Namkia Zemi 1940-07-16:1940-07-16 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Once upon a time there was a girl, an orphan, who got herself into ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 'The Daughters-in-Law' - myth notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Once there was an old man who had eight sons, and he got wives for all of them. Now the old man had a fine necklace, very valuable and very heavy, and all ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next 'How Men learned to Fight' - myth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 'How Men learned to Fight' - myth notes head-taking Namkia Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Once upon a time a girl went to fetch water,..
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Ramgakpa Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next 'How Men got Rice' - myth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 'How Men got Rice' - myth notes Ramgakpa Namkia Zemi 1940-07-01:1940-07-31 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Hutton, 'Angami Nagas' p.269 ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Mahadeo Mt. Japvo Mt. 'The Birth of the Spirits' - creation myth notes Katsingpeo Tsiuperai Zemi Mahadeo Mt. Japvo Mt. Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Once there was a herapeo who lived alone, and he dreamed that if he cut off ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next digging sticks Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 digging sticks notes Namkia Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection TRADITIONS Many years ago, many, many years, the Nagas only had a few daos, which belonged to ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next dancing daos Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 dancing daos notes Namkia Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Dancing daos were once common, but are now obsolete, though old men want them for their grave-..
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Namkia private collection Semkhor 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next salt Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 salt notes Namkia Zemi Semkhor Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Once, too, the Nagas got no bazaar salt, but got the brine from Semkhor well, and either they or ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next Angami raiding Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi Angami 27 Angami raiding notes Namkia Zemi Angami Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection In the old days the Angamis used to raid as far as Impoi. On one occasion the ..
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Namkia private collection Impoi 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next stone-dragging accident Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 stone-dragging accident notes Namkia Zemi Impoi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection THE ACCURSED STONE Many years ago Impoi were dragging a memorial..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection raiding notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection When Zemi villages were at feud or on raiding terms sentries used to be set around the fields, always looking, looking for raiders. No one could go to their fields in families or..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection man-traps notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Formerly, it is said, certain unamiable individuals (or villages) used to set "deadfall" traps by paths used by travellers. The traps were cunningly disguised as shelters, such..
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Iseing Namkia Namrebuing of Asalu private collection Izeingram Leikul Impoi 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next Angami raiding Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi Angami 27 Angami raiding notes Iseing Namkia Namrebuing of Asalu Zemi Angami Izeingram Leikul Impoi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 'Tsiuperai and Bangklawang' - myth notes Kamadile Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Tsiuperai, the spirit of the hill Japvo, courted Kamadile, the beautiful daughter of Bangklawang, who was king over all things on earth; and ..
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Namkia private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next 'The Mithan' or 'Hugining' - myth Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 'The Mithan' or 'Hugining' - myth notes Namkia Zemi 1940-09-01:1940-09-31 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection A youth and a girl once lived in ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Phellong (Impuilong) Angami raiding notes Zemi Angami Phellong (Impuilong) Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection The Angamis once raided Impuilong (Phellong) when the men were in the fields, killing the old people and children. When ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Shemkhor's cloth notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection headman of Shemkhor with Kachari Kings cloth Shemkhor's cloth nagasketchesS46921.jpg Mokordhon the Kachari king gave it them on his death-bed, as a permanent protection ..
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Shangshum private collection Nungbi Khulen Nungbi Khunou (Nungbi Khunao) 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next Tangkhul pottery-making Graham Bower Ursula Previous Tangkhul 27 Tangkhul pottery-making notes Shangshum Tangkhul Nungbi Khulen Nungbi Khunou (Nungbi Khunao) Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection burial customs. notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection BURIAL CUSTOMS AMONG ZEMI NAGAS. When death is imminent those in the house raise a wailing and outcry, while one of them closes the eyes and mouth. Others, who have been ..
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Haichangnang of Asalu Sogang of Asalu Imaba of Asalu private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next slaves Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 slaves notes Haichangnang of Asalu Sogang of Asalu Imaba of Asalu Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Slaves among the ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection landslips notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection If a slip occurs in a jhum, the owner must perform a ceremony with a pig as sacrifice, or he or she will certainly be ill andor die. Next R86258 R86258 Previous R86256 R86256 ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Hangrum Hangrum's migration notes Zemi Hangrum Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Migration Hangrum community arrived at their present position by the following stages, from Noui, their original home:- 1) Thusann(?) in N.Hills 2) ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Hangrum sepoys notes Zemi Hangrum Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Note. The Hangrum brush with the sepoys. Information from the former bungalow chowkidar, who was arrested by the sepoys and sitting a prisoner in the bungalow site..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection marriage incest notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Incest. Occasionally occurs secretly between unmarried pairs, but is kept strictly secret. The young sinners will catch if from their parents if they find out. If they ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection marriage marriage links notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Formerly marriage tended to be with families whose daughters were regularly satisfactory; i.e. A marries Z, and his younger brother B, admiring her, takes a wife ..
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Ramgakpa private collection Gobin 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next marriage Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 marriage notes Ramgakpa Zemi Gobin Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Marriage (Gobin) A Senior member of boy's family, or failing him, a relative, broaches the..
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Mbairong of Impoi Songang Namkreubuing Namrebuing Haitsangnang Haikelungba of Asalu private collection Impoi Asalu 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next Angami raiding and migrations of Impoi Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 Angami raiding and migrations of Impoi notes Mbairong of Impoi Songang ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection migration of the Zemi notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection All the Zemi came from Remdi (Remdhi), from which they went to Remna, from which they went to Nui; thence Thusann; Imphal; Bopungwemi; Nenglokuloa, near Hajaichak; ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Laisong (Laison) Kepelo divorce notes Zemi Laisong (Laison) Kepelo Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Laison-Kepelo divorce case. Girl (K) married boy (L). No child after 3 years. Girl ran away home. Boy expressed his willingness to..
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Ritening of Impoi Baker Stuart S.D.O. Perry Mr. Booth Mr. private collection Impoi Gareoloa Asalu Gamvom Ngalsong Hakaokhang Tole Pangmual Longkhai (Longkai) 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next scarcity in Impoi - report Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 scarcity in Impoi - report notes Ritening of..
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Nriami clan Neomi clan private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 notes Next exogamy Graham Bower Ursula Previous Zemi 27 exogamy notes Nriami clan Neomi clan Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Exogamous Groups The Zemi have two main divisions, Nriami and Neomi, both of..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Nenglo notes on Nenglo village notes Zemi Nenglo Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Notes on Nenglo Village (Zemi Naga), North Cachar Hills. 1. This is a village of 40 odd houses and one of the few in which the Neomi clan ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection head-taking notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Ho Ho asan Ka-ha-zam! Ambo, Ambo! (Heads taken; a repetition for each head taken). Ho Ho-hazam, hazam - Ao-ee! (Enemy wounded, but escaped) (done from a distance when ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection conditions of marriage incest notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Incest It would seem that while originally the Nriami and probably the Nkuoami were strictly exogamous groups, the rules have in many villages been relaxed ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection conditions of marriage love marriages notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Many marriages are the result of a couple falling in love and of a courtship in the dekachang and elsewhere, but among the richest and poorest ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection conditions of marriage parents' role in marriage-making notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection When the parents of an eligible young man feel it is time he married, they begin to drop hints and make inquiries as to whether he..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection conditions of marriage bride-price notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection On the day, the boy's parents go to the girl's house with a party of friends and kinsmen, choosing the best debaters available, and the mathais, if the..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection conditions of marriage elopement notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection The above-mentioned ceremonies are those customary in a formal marriage, generally between families of some standing, and they are also observed when the..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection conditions of marriage residence after marriage notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Residence and place of cohabitation Husband and wife live in the same house. A young couple do not usually have a separate house, but the ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Asalu conditions of marriage bride-price notes Zemi Asalu Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection One girl in Asalu cost her father-in-law - nominally, at least - over Rs 200-, which included Rs 80- in cash, a mithan and a necklace; but ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Naga nationalism notes articles 1961-01-01:1961-12-31 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection [9] [draft article] The Commonwealth's Unknown War : a summing-up by Ursula Graham Bower For the best part of seven years the Unknown War has ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection agriculture - harvesting notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Agriculture If a villager is having difficulty in getting his crop reaped, through illness or other causes, his fellow-villagers may decide to do a day's work ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection [11] Halei-Na (March) (Heramui must be performed before this genna. After Heramui cucumbers, maize and kachu are planted in the old jhums.) Next R86280 R86280 Previous ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna first day. Harrok-na (jhum-firing genna) notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 1st day. Harrok-na (jhum-firing genna). Formerly it was forbidden to bring water into the house on this day for fear of the jhums ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna second day. Halei-na notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 2nd day. Halei-na. The village is strictly closed. Everyone rises fasting. The old man of the house, or if there is none, one called for the purpose, ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna third day. Ka-ntoa-na notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 3rd day. Ka-ntoa-na. In the morning the young men go fasting to a place near the path below the village, dig up a patch of ground, plant rice, and ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna fourth day. Kangim-bu-na notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 4th day. Kangim-bu-na. The village is strictly closed. No water may be carried or work done. The girls of each dekachang have a feast, bringing a ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna fifth day. Ntoa-gwa-na notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 5th day. Ntoa-gwa-na. First thing in the morning the buck who planted the rice goes fasting with one or two others to one of the nearer jhums and ..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna sixth day. Haba-para-piak-penna notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 6th day. Haba-para-piak-penna. In the morning all the women and girls go to the path below the village, each taking some cotton seeds and a..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna seventh day. Kan-tsi-na notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 7th day. Kan-tsi-na. On this day, or any convenient day when going to the jhums, each man makes a little fenced square with four sticks and digs up..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna eighth day. Heliem-zao-na notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 8th day. Heliem-zao-na. No field work is done, but the village is not closed. All is made ready for the following day. A pig is bought [sic]. Men..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Halei-na genna ninth day. Heliem-na notes Zemi Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection 9th day. Heliem-na. The pig is turned loose and caught by the bucks in the morning, and is then taken to the hazoa (Impoi and Asalu) or the lower ..
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Abung Shamshu Arjun Jeffery C.F. Gaideleu private collection 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 letters notes Next letters from Ursula Graham Bower preparations for trip to Kakadan Graham Bower Ursula Previous 27 letters from Ursula Graham Bower preparations for trip to Kakadan letters notes Abung Shamshu Arjun..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Ukhrul letters from Ursula Graham Bower preparations for trip to Nungbi and Chingjaroi letters notes Ukhrul 1939-02-12:1939-02-12 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Feb 12th 1939 Ukhrul, Manipur State My dear Humps, ........I am ..
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Luikai of Nungbi Khunao Abung Saknio of Ukhrul Chinaorang of Nungbi Khunao private collection Chingjaroi 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 letters notes Next letters from Ursula Graham Bower description of servants Graham Bower Ursula Previous 27 letters from Ursula Graham Bower description of servants letters..
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1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection Jessami letters from Ursula Graham Bower witchcraft at Jessami letters notes Khizami Jessami 1939-03-30:1939-03-30 Graham Bower Ursula 1937-01-01:1946-12-31 private collection We had a spot of bother on arriving here from Kharasom. Both Chingjaroi and ..
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