The Nagas

Mauwang of Longkhai Wankau of Longkhai 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival Mauwang's wife dresses her light daughter, shaving head books Mauwang of Longkhai Wankau of Longkhai Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Mauwang's wife is already ..
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Mauwang of Longkhai 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival Mauwang's wife dresses Longkhai girls for dance books Mauwang of Longkhai Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Now the Ang's wife turns her attention to the toilette of the young girls. ..
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Ngapnun of Longkhai 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival the character of Ngapnun; dressing for dance books Ngapnun of Longkhai Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Among the girls is Ngapnun. I recognize her at once, for the last time I was in ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival further description of Ngapnun dressing for a dance books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 At last the long brown hair is ready, the parting made, and the hair plastered down with water, and now Ngapnun ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival dance by girls at Spring festival books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 No prima donna could take longer over her toilette than these girls, and it is already past midday when they begin to dance on the ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival men dressing for the dance books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 You might well imagine that the youths of the village would be here, forming an enthusiastic audience round the dance platform, but there ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival procession of men to the dance books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 At last comes the moment when the men, whirling their spears and dao as though setting out on the war-path, rush through the village ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival singing and dancing of men in procession in Spring Festival books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Singing and dancing, the crowd of men leave the morung at the farthest end of the village and pass along ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival rituals and sacrifice during the Spring festival; the god Gawang books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 (200) Suddenly all is quiet. The individual groups break up, the girls stop their dance, and the men..
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Mauwang of Longkhai 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival further rituals at the Spring festival books Mauwang of Longkhai Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 No sooner has the rain passed over than the old men press round a bamboo pole, which ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival secret of the rite at the Spring festival books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 It was months before I could induce a man to confide the secret of this rite. Its theme is also the fertility of the fields..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival feasting at the Spring festival books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The solemn ritual of the feast is now over, and the girls entertain the boys in the chief's house. For days they have pounded rice ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival the end of the Spring festival, retiring to bed books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 I go out into the night, glad of the cool air after the stuffiness of crowded chief's house. A full moon sails in the..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Longkhai Chapter Twenty-three. The Spring Festival girls undress after spring festival books Konyak Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Piece by piece the girls divest themselves of their ornaments, and bid a reluctant farewell to the time of leisure and feasting. ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Wakching Wanching Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond on tour to Wanching; waiting for the rains in May; camping books Konyak Wakching Wanching Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 (202) Rice is sprouting in the fields, and each day the Wakching people look anxiously at ..
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Wanching 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond storm in Wanching books Wanching Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Hardly have I gone to sleep when there is a terrible clap of thunder and I am awake again. The calm of the evening has given way to turmoil. Violent ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Wanching Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond abstention from work, genna, to avoid misfortune books Konyak Wanching Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 By morning the storm abates, and, to my surprise, we find my tent has resisted its force. But the village presents a ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond attitudes to supernatural books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 What is the Konyak's idea of the natural phenomena that sometimes threaten his life and his property? Is he the 'primitive man' who lives in constant and vague ..
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Yongang 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond attitudes to Gods and particularly Ghawang the sky god books Yongang Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Yet they all agree that he lives somewhere in the sky and that long ago he made the firmament. "Gawang made also the..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond absence of heaven and hell books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 It is in keeping with the Konyaks' realistic philosophy of life that Gawang does not wait to judge earthly offenders till after death, but his rewards and ..
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Dzeamang 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond ethical rules enforced by Gods books Dzeamang Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Gawang watches over the numerous taboos and sees that they are observed. When once I ask Dzeamang, a young man of Ang clan, whether during..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond prayers to gods books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 It is not only during feasts and ceremonies that the Konyak invokes Gawang. Often in the course of his daily life he will murmur a prayer to the sky god. When he begins to..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond other spirits and illness books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Compared to Gawang, the spirits of the earth, the wood, and the rivers are not very important. They may be malignant towards man, and they must therefore be ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond were-tigers books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Sometimes ordinary mortals see the spirits of the wood or the water as they slip by, but only men particularly endowed can see Gawang in their dreams. There are not many ..
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Lemang of Kongan Apong of Wanching 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Yungya Wanching Dikhu R. Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond Lemang the were-tiger books Lemang of Kongan Apong of Wanching Konyak Yungya Wanching Dikhu R. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Among the Nagas this is a well-known ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond scepticism about were-tigers books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 When I asked whether the seers really wander about as tigers at night, he answered excitedly: "How can a man become a tiger? Man is of man's clan, tiger of ..
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Limnia of Wakching Shankok 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond employing a soothsayer books Limnia of Wakching Shankok Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 A few months before I am to leave Wakching, I decide to employ the services of the soothsayer Limnia to learn ..
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Limnia of Wakching 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond dream-life and trance of soothsayer books Limnia of Wakching Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 I ask her about her experiences in her dream-life, and she answers me with clear and short sentences; her manner ..
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Limnia of Wakching 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond visit by soothsayer to the Land of the Dead books Limnia of Wakching Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 visit by soothsayer to the land of the dead The following night Limnia goes to the Land of the Dead, to ..
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Chinyang 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond relaxed attitude to death, and the land of the dead books Chinyang Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Often I am surprised by the equanimity with which the Konyak views his own entrance into the Land of the Dead. As ..
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Limnia of Wakching 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond soothsayer promises to do dreaming seance books Limnia of Wakching Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Limnia promises to dream for me tonight, but now she says we should leave her alone. Tomorrow morning she ..
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Limnia of Wakching Shankok 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-four. The World Beyond soothsayers tale books Limnia of Wakching Shankok Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 In the shape of her tiger, she searched for the path to my land, and roamed about in the jungle for a long time ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-five. Farewell description of artefacts collected by Haimendorf books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 (210) The veranda of my bungalow is covered with the specimens of my collection: spears and dao from Wakching, Longkhai, Chingmei, and various ..
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Chinkak of Wakching Mauwang of Longkhai 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-five. Farewell favourite artefacts and dangerous artefacts books Chinkak of Wakching Mauwang of Longkhai Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 I cannot help my eyes falling also on those objects which I feel now I ..
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Chinkak of Wakching 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-five. Farewell further dangers of carving forbidden objects books Chinkak of Wakching Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 These two experiences should have put me wise, and warned me against persuading a man to carve objects linked ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-five. Farewell parting from the village and the Konyaks books Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Men from three villages have gathered to carry my luggage and the objects of my collection down to Borjan, for it is only there that I shall be able to ..
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Shankok 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Twenty-five. Farewell parting from Shankok ; the happiest year of Haimendorf's life books Shankok Konyak Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Shankok goes with me through the high forest where so often we shot green pigeons. We both have only one thought: ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap a chance to revisit the Tirap district in 1962 books Wanchu Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 (213) The disruption of all my plans by the outbreak of the second World War prevented me for a long time from carrying out my intention to..
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Lovraj Sonu Srivastava L.R.N. Elwin Verrier 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Khonsa Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap history of Wanchus, closely linked to Konyaks books Lovraj Sonu Srivastava L.R.N. Elwin Verrier Wanchu Khonsa Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Though officially described as Wanchu,..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Khonsa Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap introduction to the Noktes, sub-group of the Wanchu books Wanchu Nokte Rangpan Khonsa Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Khonsa lies within a territory inhabited by Noktes, a tribe some 20,000 strong. Both the settlements and ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap outline of Nokte culture and society books Wanchu Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Even my fleeting visits to some of the Nokte villages convinced me that the tribe merits a detailed study complementary to the work I had done among ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap setting out in a jeep books Wanchu Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 In 1962 the country had already been opened up by the construction of motorable roads, and thanks to this improvement of communications there was no difficulty in ..
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Lovraj Sonu Elwin Verrier 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap setting out and crossing river on suspension bridge books Lovraj Sonu Elwin Verrier Wanchu Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 From Khonsa we set out in a jeep and drove largely through (215) tropical forest ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap air-drop of supplies from plane, emergency food books Wanchu Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Yet, we soon learnt that modern technology made even more surprising contributions to the development of the Wanchu country. At a small ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap climb up to Niaunu village and pitching camp books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 A fairly long climb brought us to Niaunu, where we were welcomed by the small community of officials living..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap very little difference between these Nagas and Konyaks books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The inconvenience of a seemingly early beginning of the monsoon only slightly damped the pleasure..
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Nyekpong of Niaunu 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap conversation with Nyekpong, chief of Niaunu; handsome costume books Nyekpong of Niaunu Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Nyekpong, the chief of Niaunu, was a handsome, ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap chiefs and their power books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 There were different ways in which the domain of a powerful chiefly house could be extended. If the ruling family of a village ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chanu Longsom Mintong (Zonlong) Mintong Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap political alliances books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chanu Longsom Mintong (Zonlong) Mintong Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Such a solution, however, was acceptable only to ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Mintong Vinyu (Ninu) Pomau Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap political feuds and inter-village rivalries books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Mintong Vinyu (Ninu) Pomau Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 In more recent times Mintong was involved in a feud ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Mintong Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap watching and filming dance of ambush and cutting off head books Wanchu Mintong Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The days of head-hunting were still vividly in the minds of the Wanchus, and in Mintong I watched a dance which ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Mintong Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap powers of chiefs not yet curbed by political officers books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Mintong Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The curbs on the powers of chiefs inevitably exerted by the political officers ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap class composition of Wanchu Nagas books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The class composition of Niaunu seemed typical of many villages of the Thendu group. There were four classes, known as..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap chiefs and commoners books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The sons of a chief from wives of commoner status did not inherit any part of their father's property, even though as Wangsa they ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap minor chiefly class books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The most problematic of the four classes of Wanchus is the one known as Wangsu. The members of this class do not claim descent from ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap chiefly classes and commoners - difference in appearance of women books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 In many villages there were fewer commoners than members of the three higher classes, ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap dietary taboos books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 dietary taboos There were also certain differences in the dietary taboos which the various classes had to observe. The members of the ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap the economic power of a chief books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The economic power of a chief was derived from his ability to command the free labour of all the inhabitants of his ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap an informal council of old men and their legal powers books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Though within his domain a chief wielded great power, he was not an autocrat who administered ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap execution of criminals books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 (222) The chief of Niaunu told me of three cases of execution by drowning which were still well remembered. One of the victims ..
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Sanwang of Niaunu 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Tisa R. Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap chief's legal powers over his followers books Sanwang of Niaunu Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Tisa R. Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 A chief is considered justified in inflicting draconian ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Vinyu (Ninu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap marriage alliance of chiefly houses books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Vinyu (Ninu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The marriage alliance of two chiefly houses did not altogether exclude future raids and ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap beliefs regarding the after life books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Talking about war and killings, I took the opportunity to steer the conversation towards the Wanchus' ideas regarding ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap composition of the land of the dead books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The composition of the society of the dead is similar to that of Wanchu society on earth. There are thieves, liars ..
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Akhwan of Niaunu 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap shamans and their knowledge books Akhwan of Niaunu Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The Wanchus' knowledge of the land of the dead is derived from the experience of shamans, ..
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Akhwan of Niaunu 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap consulting the shamans in periods of illness books Akhwan of Niaunu Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 When someone fell ill, Akhwan was consulted and asked to discover the ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap belief in a supreme deity books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Like the Konyaks of Wakching, the Wanchus also believe in a supreme deity, whom they call Zang-Bau. Regrettably my stay in ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap the very strong identity of Wanchus and Thendu Konyaks books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 The more I saw of the Wanchus of Niaunu and such neighouring villages as Niausa and Mintong, the ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap girls and boys sing in the evenings together; tape recording books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Nothing illustrated this basic similarity more vividly than a scene in the large hall of ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap songs and chants of boys and girls books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Alternating, boys and girls chanted, replying in verse to each other. The tenor of the chant which seemed to combine ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap words of alternating song between boys and girls books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 _Boys.-_We_have_come_to_your_house_to_sing, _______Tell_us_frankly_whether_you_want_us_as_your_lovers; ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap song illustrating free sexual relations of young people books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 This song illustrates very clearly the free and easy relations between the unmarried of both ..
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1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Niaunyu (Niaunu) Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap views of area of first fieldwork books Wanchu Niaunyu (Niaunu) Furer-Haimendorf 1962-01-01:1962-12-31 Looking from Niaunu towards the west I could see distinctly the ranges of the Konyak country where I had left so many ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland desire to return to Nagaland; Naga independence movement books Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 (227) My short stay among the Wanchus had wetted my appetite to visit once again the Konyak villages where many years ago I had spent ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland by 1970 political climate relaxed books Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The predictable reaction of the Government of India was to close the whole of Nagaland to foreigners, whatever their credentials. While in 1962 I had been ..
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Nehru B.K. 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland permit to visit Nagaland books Nehru B.K. Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Eventually, however, I received the assurance that a permit allowing me to visit the Konyak area for a short time would be issued and ..
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Graham Bower U. 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland visit to Zemi Nagas in the south books Graham Bower U. Zemi Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Before being able to set out for the Konyak-country I also had the opportunity of broadening my knowledge of the Nagas in..
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Bedi R.S. Alemchiba M. 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland leave to visit to the Konyaks books Bedi R.S. Alemchiba M. Zemi Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 On 25 August 1970 I travelled by air to Jorhat in the plains of Upper Assam, and there I was met by R.S. Bedi,..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Simaluguri Naginimara R.S. (Naginimara) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland Nagas fishing in a pool in the plains - Konyaks settled on the plains books Zemi Simaluguri Naginimara R.S. (Naginimara) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Passing Simaluguri and Naginimara, ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tijit Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland first meeting with Nagas with tattoos on the road books Konyaks Tijit Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Ultimately we came to a road barrier with a notice saying that there the Tuensang district began and entry was dependent ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland arrival at first Naga village in forests, little changed books Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Leading first through high forest and then rising steadily, the road brought us soon into country where some of the hill ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland arrival at district headquarters of Mon books Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The road wound along hill slopes and we looked over wide open country lit up by the setting sun. The ripening rice fields covering the ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the modern part of Mon and the old village books Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 For the moment, however, my attention was drawn to the modern town of Mon. The jeep in which we were travelling had reached the ..
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Kikon Lhota 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland arrival to stay with Additional Deputy Commisioner books Kikon Lhota Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 We drove to the bungalow of the Additional Deputy Commissioner which occupied the top of one of the ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland plan of tour in limited time books Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Kikon Lhota was anxious to let me see as much as possible in the limited time laid down by my permit. His original plan was to take me on the ..
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Mills Pawsey 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Totok Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland visit to Chui village books Mills Pawsey Konyaks Chi (Chui) Totok Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Instead of visiting Mon we went to Chui, accompanied by an English-speaking young man of that village..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland arrival at Chui through village gate; girl's grave books Konyaks Chi (Chui) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 On the steep ascent to Chui our jeep broke down and we continued on foot. In front of the village-gate, an ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the morung, little seems to have changed books Konyaks Chi (Chui) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The village-gate was dominated by one of the morung where the young warriors used to keep watch. A large menhir had been..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the Ang's house and platform and massive seat books Konyaks Chi (Chui) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 At the far end of the village we came to the house of the Ang, an enormous building, bigger than any I had seen in ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland numerous trophy heads at the chief's house at Chui books Konyaks Chi (Chui) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Under the eaves of the chief's house, tied to the wall or resting on shelves were innumerable trophies. To the..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland greeting from Ang of Chui wearing black shorts and brass head chest ornament books Konyaks Chi (Chui) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 We were courteously greeted by the Ang, a slim dignified man wearing a tight brass ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the role of the Ang of Chui in the Naga resistance struggles books Konyaks Chi (Chui) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The Ang did not know much Assamese, but in his own tongue he was voluble and, as it seemed, highly ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chi (Chui) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the continued powers of Angs based on blood books Konyaks Chi (Chui) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Finally the Ang asked me whether the Queen of England and the Maharaja of Manipur had authority because they were ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland visit to village of Shangnyu or Hangnyu, girls in coloured necklaces books Konyaks Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The next day I went to the village of Shangnyu, also known as Hangnyu, and ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland description of Shangnyu village books Konyaks Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The approach to Shangnyu is through groves of palm trees, grown mainly for the sake of their leaves needed for ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland enormous house of Ang of Shangnyu books Konyaks Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 We went first to the chief's house, which was even more impressive than the house of the Ang of Chui. I paced ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland enormous relief carving on front of house; erotic carvings books Konyaks Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The most outstanding feature of this large building was an enormous carving cut out of..
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Lupok of Shangnyu Auwang of Shangnyu 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland extraordinary clothes of Ang of Shangnyu books Lupok of Shangnyu Auwang of Shangnyu Konyaks Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The owner of this colossal ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland funeral hut in front of house, and skulls books Konyaks Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Apart from these items of foreign clothing and the existence of a jeep track linking the village with ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Niaunyu (Niaunu) Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland social structure of Shangnyu similar to Wanchu villages; clans books Konyaks Wanchu Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Niaunyu (Niaunu) Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The social structure of Shangnyu ..
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