The Nagas

1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Zhakhama (Jakhama) visit to Jakhama and Kigwema war salvage tours Angami Southern Zhakhama (Jakhama) 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Another effect of the war is the amount of salvage which has entered Naga households. The house of a gaonbura abounds in..
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Kosazu of Kigwema Pawsey Whilie Angami of Kigwema 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema gate of Kipoma khel at Kigwema tours Kosazu of Kigwema Pawsey Whilie Angami of Kigwema Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 From Jakhama I went to ..
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Kavema khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema dormitory of Kavema khel tours Kavema khel Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 From the gate we went up the path to the village passing as we did so a number of little boys with heads ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema use of corrugated iron tours Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Throughout the village a great deal of house building is going on. Thatched roofs are being replaced with corrugated iron and each ..
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Kosazu 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema Kosazu's house and his father's grave tours Kosazu Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 From the dormitory, Kosazu took me to his house. This contains the usual frontal planks all of them ..
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Kavema khel Mereletsuma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema village gates tours Kavema khel Mereletsuma khel Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 In Kigwema, all the gates are different and it is obvious that the various Khels ..
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Kipoma khel Makuma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema christianity tours Kipoma khel Makuma khel Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Unlike most Angami villages, Christianity has secured a footing in Kigwema but conversion has..
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Kavema khel Makwuma khel Khamimakum khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema monument recording the merging of two khels tours Kavema khel Makwuma khel Khamimakum khel Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Another interesting monument..
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Makuma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kigwema visit to Jakhama and Kigwema pulling in of a new rice pounder by Makuma khel tours Makuma khel Angami Southern Kigwema 1947-01-07:1947-01-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As I was leaving the village I heard a rhythmic sing- sing coming from the ..
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Toloma khel Tseyama khel Kroma khel Thekronoma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Jotsoma visit to Jotsoma Jotsoma khels tours Toloma khel Tseyama khel Kroma khel Thekronoma khel Jotsoma 1947-01-08:1947-01-08 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 8th January Today, by jeep along the by-pass and thence to ..
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Tseyama khel Toloma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Jotsoma visit to Jotsoma bachelors' dormitories tours Tseyama khel Toloma khel Jotsoma 1947-01-08:1947-01-08 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The old function however still accounts for the lay-out of the bachelors' halls. Here as in Kigwema, these ..
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Toloma khel Tseyama khel Kroma khel Thekronoma khel Pawsey 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Jotsoma visit to Jotsoma Jotsoma khels tours Terhengi festival Toloma khel Tseyama khel Kroma khel Thekronoma khel Pawsey Jotsoma 1947-01-08:1947-01-08 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Although there are four Khels in..
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Lhuler Angami Tseyama khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Jotsoma visit to Jotsoma erection of memorial stone, Tseyama khel tours Lhuler Angami Tseyama khel Jotsoma 1947-01-08:1947-01-08 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 When I reached Tseyama Khel, I found a great stir in a courtyard adjoining the fort. ..
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Pawsey 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Jotsoma Khonoma Pfuchama Phesama Kigwema visit to Jotsoma village feuds and alliances tours Pawsey Jotsoma Khonoma Pfuchama Phesama Kigwema 1947-01-08:1947-01-08 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 After crossing the bridge I climbed a steep lane and at length came out at..
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Pawsey Bose Subas Chandra Singh Gobind 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Jotsoma visit to Jotsoma lack of house horns or carvings, apart from school tours Pawsey Bose Subas Chandra Singh Gobind Jotsoma 1947-01-08:1947-01-08 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Unlike Kigwema where almost all roof tops are adorned..
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Kauffmann 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Jotsoma visit to Jotsoma graves tours Kauffmann Jotsoma 1947-01-08:1947-01-08 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 In the later I saw two recent graves, one was of the gaonbura's wife and baskets, bamboo dishes, cloth, weaving, shuttles, cotton, gourds, and even a ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mezema (Mezoma) visit to Mezoma tours Angami Western Mezema (Mezoma) 1947-01-09:1947-01-09 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 (15) 9th January. To Mezoma and back. This is one of the highest villages in the Western Angami group and from its dizzy forts, even Khonoma looks small..
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Hutton Zakivelia of Khonoma 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mezema (Mezoma) visit to Mezoma memories of J.H. Hutton tours Hutton Zakivelia of Khonoma Angami Western Mezema (Mezoma) 1947-01-09:1947-01-09 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The ascent is exceedingly steep and after toiling for two hours, I was ..
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Nisonuma clan 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mezema (Mezoma) visit to Mezoma field rest houses and the figures of 'Thepa' and 'Thevo', the village founders tours Thepa Thevo Nisonuma clan Angami Western Mezema (Mezoma) 1947-01-09:1947-01-09 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As in Khonoma, there are various ..
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Thepfuhie Angami Nisonuma clan Pfepetsuma khel Niruhu Angami Vihotsuma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mezema (Mezoma) visit to Mezoma halls and dormitories tours Thepfuhie Angami Nisonuma clan Pfepetsuma khel Niruhu Angami Vihotsuma khel Angami Western Mezema (Mezoma) 1947-01-09:1947-01-09 Archer W.G. ..
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Nisonuma clan Pfepetsuma khel Vihotsuma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mezema (Mezoma) visit to Mezoma village gates tours Nisonuma clan Pfepetsuma khel Vihotsuma khel Angami Western Mezema (Mezoma) 1947-01-09:1947-01-09 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As in Jotsoma the various gates all reflect the ..
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Duovizo Angami Mills J.P. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mezema (Mezoma) Khonoma Jotsoma Kiruphema (Kirufema) visit to Mezoma head-takers fourth line of cowrie shells on his skirt tours Duovizo Angami Mills J.P. Angami Western Mezema (Mezoma) Khonoma Jotsoma Kiruphema (Kirufema) 1947-01-09:1947-01-09 Archer..
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Horotsuma khel Chakuma khel Seyatsuma khel Kesinoma khel Kiditsuma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Merema (Meroma) visit to Meroma tours Horotsuma khel Chakuma khel Seyatsuma khel Kesinoma khel Kiditsuma khel Merema (Meroma) 1947-01-10:1947-01-10 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 10 January A short day ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Merema (Meroma) visit to Meroma village gates tours Merema (Meroma) 1947-01-10:1947-01-10 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The gate of the first unit (the Horotsuma group) has a row of breasts at the bottom and next to a somewhat ambiguous form an ear of paddy has been ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Merema (Meroma) visit to Meroma lack of carvings and 'morungs' tours Merema (Meroma) 1947-01-10:1947-01-10 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Here as in Khonoma and Mezoma, almost all the houses are devoid of carving and I noticed only one plank with a single mithan head. ..
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Lhoulietuo Angami 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Merema (Meroma) visit to Meroma school and education tours Lhoulietuo Angami Merema (Meroma) 1947-01-10:1947-01-10 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 At the bottom of the village is a neatly made L.P. School with a ground for games attached. 14 children were ..
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Rudai 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Pfesa-Chaduma (Pfesachadumi) description of Pfesachadumi's 'morung' system tours Rudai Angami Eastern Pfesa-Chaduma (Pfesachadumi) 1947-01-11:1947-01-11 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 11 January Today I worked at home and in the evening discussed the morung system ..
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Chophimi clan 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Yehemi Kiyetha (Kiyatha) Khumishe (Khumishimi) Satami Achikuchimi Sema attitudes to young mens' houses (apuki) and the effect of christianity tours apuki kipitimi romki totimi romki sheku Chophimi clan Sema Yehemi Kiyetha (Kiyatha) Khumishe (Khumishimi) Satami ..
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Krusihu 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kohima new gate at Kohima and mithan carving tours Krusihu Angami Kohima 1947-01-13:1947-01-13 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 13 January This morning Krusihu D.C.'s pandit and the head dobashi came to see me and we discussed the new gate which the Khel of Kohima is ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kohima visit to Kohima village tours Kohima 1947-01-14:1947-01-14 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 14 January This morning I climbed the hill to Kohima village and made a short tour of the different Khels. Next R65548 R65548 Previous R65546 R65546 tours Next visit to Kohima ..
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Dapfetsuma khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kohima visit to Kohima village village gates tours Dapfetsuma khel Kohima 1947-01-14:1947-01-14 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The gates vary greatly in age and since fighting raged all round the village it is surprising that they still exist. A gate ..
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Yakhele Angami Zkamoh Angami 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Kohima visit to Kohima village lack of house carvings due to destruction of war tours Zhatho genna Yakhele Angami Zkamoh Angami Kohima 1947-01-14:1947-01-14 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Genna' carvings whether of house horns or mithan are ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Chakhabama visit to Eastern Angami area tours Angami Eastern Chakhabama 1947-01-15:1947-01-15 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 15 January Today I left Kohima for the Eastern Angamis. We began by skirting the village and went slowly down to a stony river. We rose quickly up ..
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Pawsey 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Thenizumi Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) visit to Eastern Angami area tours Pawsey Angami Eastern Thenizumi Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) 1947-01-16:1947-01-16 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 16th January The jeep returned yesterday with Pawsey's camp bed and after blocking the ..
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Nasa khel Rengatsumi khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) visit to Cheswejumi house tax and khel organization tours Nasa khel Rengatsumi khel Angami Eastern Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) 1947-01-17:1947-01-17 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 17th January All today I was on my feet counting..
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Zine Angami of Cheswejumi 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) Kigwema visit to Cheswejumi house carvings tours Moza feast Zhatho feast Zine Angami of Cheswejumi Angami Eastern Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) Kigwema 1947-01-17:1947-01-17 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Going round and round the..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) visit to Cheswejumi Y posts tours Zhatho feast Angami Eastern Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) 1947-01-17:1947-01-17 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Besides the carvings which form a permanent part of the house structure, a few houses contain serrated poles ..
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Phathilhumi of Cheswejumi 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) visit to Cheswejumi boys' dormitories tours Phathilhumi of Cheswejumi Angami Eastern Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) 1947-01-17:1947-01-17 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 When looking into the house of Phathilhumi, I noticed bedding ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) visit to Cheswejumi village hospitality tours Angami Eastern Cheswezumi (Cheswejumi) 1947-01-17:1947-01-17 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As in all Angami villages which I have so far seen, rules of commensality seem very wide. On almost every ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Thenizumi visit to Thenizumi tours Angami Eastern Thenizumi 1947-01-18:1947-01-18 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 (27) 18th January Visited Thenizumi and counted houses. On the way we met a Naga of the village dressed in a gorgeously decorated cloak. The background was red ..
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Thepfuseu Hutton 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Thenizumi visit to Thenizumi cat genna in cases of theft tours tehuba kemovo Thepfuseu Hutton Angami Eastern Thenizumi 1947-01-18:1947-01-18 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Angami Nagas', Hutton Close to Thenizumi, Thepfuseu (dobashi) showed me a heap of ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Thenizumi visit to Thenizumi khel system tours Angami Eastern Thenizumi 1947-01-18:1947-01-18 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Shortly beyond this spot, I saw the first village gate. Each of the four Khels possess one and although all are old, none is entirely derelict. The ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Thenizumi visit to Thenizumi young mens' dormitories tours Angami Eastern Thenizumi 1947-01-18:1947-01-18 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Unlike Cheswejumi, the village builds special houses for its young men and I was shown a hall which was used by a group of thirty of them..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Thenizumi visit to Thenizumi burial customs tours Angami Eastern Thenizumi 1947-01-18:1947-01-18 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Like other Angamis the villagers bury their dead either in their court yards or close to the paths. The graves however are remarkably simple. ..
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Hutton Thepfuseu 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Thenizumi visit to Thenizumi memories of J.H. Hutton tours Hutton Thepfuseu Angami Eastern Thenizumi 1947-01-18:1947-01-18 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 On the walk back I was told more tales of Dr Hutton. 'If a gaonbura did not understand him', Thepfuseu ..
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Thepfuseu Mesezu Angami Dupa Angami 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Chezumi (Chezubama) visit to Chezubama memorial stones reflecting sexual conquests tours Thepfuseu Mesezu Angami Dupa Angami Angami Eastern Chezumi (Chezubama) 1947-01-19:1947-01-19 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 (31) 19th January Today I..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Chezumi (Chezubama) visit to Chezubama stone work and carving tours Angami Eastern Chezumi (Chezubama) 1947-01-19:1947-01-19 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Stone work in fact is characteristic of the village. Each Khel has a walled meeting place with stone seats. naga..
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Hutton Tazuho of Chezubama Huritsu of Chezubama Nengatsumi khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Chezumi (Chezubama) Chakrima visit to Chezubama grave effigies tours Hutton Tazuho of Chezubama Huritsu of Chezubama Nengatsumi khel Angami Eastern Chezumi (Chezubama) Chakrima 1947-01-19:1947-01-19 Archer W.G. ..
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Devore Angami of Nerhema Peze Angami of Nerhema Rudai 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Nerhema visit to Nerhema memorial to head-takers tours seche Devore Angami of Nerhema Peze Angami of Nerhema Rudai Nerhema 1947-01-24:1947-01-24 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 24th January This afternoon I went by jeep ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Nerhema visit to Nerhema stone terraces, graves and house carvings tours Nerhema 1947-01-24:1947-01-24 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The village itself is full of stone terraces, huge circular graves and stone vantage points. A number of houses have excellent carvings ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Nerhema visit to Nerhema weaving tours Nerhema 1947-01-24:1947-01-24 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 (36) In the village itself a great deal of weaving was in progress. The women sit at their doors with legs and thighs bared to the sun. A portable loom is set up and while ..
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Guoselie Angami of Chichema Hutton Mills 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu Chechama (Chichema) visit to Tseminyu grave effigies tours Guoselie Angami of Chichema Hutton Mills Rengma Western Tseminyu Chechama (Chichema) 1947-01-25:1947-01-25 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 25th January This morning I..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu tours Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-25:1947-01-25 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Rengma Nagas', Mills p. 48 As a jeep was passing, I did the rest of the journey in it and got to Tseminyu in the early afternoon. I was met by the dobashi and was ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu morungs and morung carvings tours Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-25:1947-01-25 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 In Angami villages, morungs may exist but you have always to search for them. In Tseminyu it is the morungs which immediately catch the ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu tours Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-25:1947-01-25 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The usual plan is to start with several lines of heads, then some warriors' tails, then more heads and finally a mithan's horns. Between two pillars is a broad ..
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Suosimo of Tseminyu 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu head-taker's memorial tours Suosimo of Tseminyu Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-25:1947-01-25 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Besides the morung carvings I noticed a great towering pillar propped against a hedge in the middle of..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu Rengmas and christianity tours Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-25:1947-01-25 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Rengma Nagas', Mills In the Rengma Nagas, Mills expressed the fear that christianity would quickly engulf the western section. I am told ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu education tours Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-25:1947-01-25 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As the Rengmas are only a small tribe, there are no text books in Rengma and all the children are taught Angami. Next R65576 R65576 Previous R65574 R65574..
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Resillo of Tseminyu 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu tours Resillo of Tseminyu Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Rengma Nagas', Mills 26th January Today I went with Resillo dobashi to his own village of Tseminyu and after..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu blacksmith tours Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 In Tseminyu I watched a Rengma blacksmith heating iron and then hammering it into the shape of a dao. (39) The bellows are quite distinct ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu girls' dormitory tours Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 I was then shown a girl's dormitory. nagaarchphotP48293.jpg nagaarchphotP48294.jpg nagaarchphotP48295.jpg nagaarchphotP48296.jpg ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu Tesophenyu visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu head-takers' cloth with painted band tours Rengma Western Tseminyu Tesophenyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The owner of the house had secured a head on one of the earlier expeditions and I was ..
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visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu head tree at Tseminyu tours Zukhuli festival Nanyhuo of Tseminyu Houseman Major Mills Rengma Western Tseminyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Rengma Nagas', Mills On the eastern edge of the village is a head tree. The precincts are guarded ..
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Mills 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu Rengma attitude to head-taking tours Mills Rengma Western 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Rengma Nagas', Mills p. 27 As stated in the 'Rengma Nagas' the object of head taking is clearly recognised by Western ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tseminyu Tesophenyu visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu differences between Tseminyu and Tesophenyu tours Rengma Western Tseminyu Tesophenyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As Mills has stressed in his book there is a marked difference in custom between ..
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visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu head-takers genna and erection of carved posts at Tesophenyu tours zonuophi Tekheni Rengma Zalho Rengma Rengma Western Tesophenyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 'Rengma Nagas', Mills p. 193 (42) Tekheni Rengma, for example, took two heads ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tesophenyu visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu morungs with house horns and carved pillar at Tesophenyu tours Rengma Western Tesophenyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Besides these private houses all the morungs have massive pillars with carved heads and ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Tesophenyu visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu girls' dormitory tours Rengma Western Tesophenyu 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As in Tseminyu, all girls are entered in dormitories from the age of seven or eight and these are all arranged in private houses..
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Nieghuwa of Tesophenyu Hutton 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 visit to Tseminyu and Tesophenyu memories of J.H. Hutton tours Nieghuwa of Tesophenyu Hutton Rengma Western 1947-01-26:1947-01-26 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 A touching tribute to Dr Hutton is in the house of Nieghuwa, a gaonbura. It ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Wokha visit to Wokha tours Lotha Wokha 1947-01-27:1947-01-28 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 27th January To Wokha a long tiring march. (44) 28th January Spent the morning writing up notes. In the afternoon went round Wokha village. Like most Lotha villages it is still non-..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Wokha visit to Wokha morungs tours Lotha Wokha 1947-01-27:1947-01-28 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 There is a magnificent new morung standing on the crest. Lotha morungs differ from Angami and Rengma ones in being extremely long and slim buildings. About a third of the ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungsa visit to Lungsa tours Lotha Lungsa 1947-01-29:1947-01-29 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 29th January To Lungsa, a Lotha village 4 miles south of Wokha. The village is perched on a ridge and is approached through magnificent wild rocks. From the top you look down a ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungsa visit to Lungsa morungs tours Lotha Lungsa 1947-01-29:1947-01-29 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 There are three morungs in the village but, as they are all in bad repair, the village boys are at present sleeping at home. In two of them the carved pillars stand with ..
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Nzuthang of Lungsa Hutton 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungsa visit to Lungsa head-hunting and bringing back human ears tours puthi Nzuthang of Lungsa Hutton Lotha Lungsa 1947-01-29:1947-01-29 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As in other Naga villages traditions of head-hunting are still very strong and ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungsa Okotso Pangti visit to Lungsa head-takers' cloak with painted band tours Lotha Lungsa Okotso Pangti 1947-01-29:1947-01-29 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Besides this ritual garb, the genna also entitles the warrior to wear a dark blue cloak with a painted band. No ..
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Nzuthang of Lungsa Phandemo of Lungsa 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungsa visit to Lungsa social gennas tours Wozuya genna Nzuthang of Lungsa Phandemo of Lungsa Lotha Lungsa 1947-01-29:1947-01-29 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 A number of Lothas have performed social genna and wear the corresponding ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Koio (Choio) Diyung R. (Doyang R.) visit to Choio tours Lotha Koio (Choio) Diyung R. (Doyang R.) 1947-01-30:1947-01-30 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 30th January Today on to Choio, a Lotha village straddling a gravelly spur with windy views to the huge hills beyond Doyang...
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Yankasao of Choio 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Koio (Choio) visit to Choio derelict morungs through lack of 'puthi' and the installation of a new 'puthi' tours puthi opya pyotsoja Yankasao of Choio Lotha Koio (Choio) 1947-01-30:1947-01-30 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 In Choio, itself, there were ..
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Panchama 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Koio (Choio) Pangsha visit to Choio head-taking and bringing back human ears tours Panchama Lotha Koio (Choio) Pangsha 1947-01-30:1947-01-30 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 As in Lungsa, it is now more than twenty years since any human head or ear has reached the ..
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Khenbemo of Choio 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Koio (Choio) visit to Choio polygamy and marriage between christians and non-christians tours Khenbemo of Choio Lotha Koio (Choio) 1947-01-30:1947-01-30 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The new puthi and a retired gaonbura, Khenbemo, are remarkable for ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami Diyung R. (Doyang R.) visit to Litami tours Sema Litami Diyung R. (Doyang R.) 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 31st January A long and tiresome march to Litami. The path goes steeply down to the Doyang and then rises even ..
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Nye Capt. Mills J.P. Anderson B. Supplee George W. Lambert Eric 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami visit to Litami inspection bungalow register tours Nye Capt. Mills J.P. Anderson B. Supplee George W. Lambert Eric Sema Litami 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 ..
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Kolhoshe of Litami 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami visit to Litami christianity tours Kolhoshe of Litami Sema Litami 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The Litami village is Sema and apart from six houses, it is now entirely christian. Services are held in a ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami visit to Litami houses tours Sema Litami 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Like other tribes, Semas have their own style in house architecture and apart from their general roominess and length the buildings are characterised ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami visit to Litami Y posts tours aitsukeba Sema Litami 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Outside the house of a gaonbura is a tall Y shaped post which was put up by him in his pre-christian days. nagaarchphotP48348.jpg naga..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami visit to Litami young mens' house and house for girls tours Sema Litami 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Unlike Sema villages which are not Baptist the village has a young mens' house as well as a house for girls. The young ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami visit to Litami women's dress tours Sema Litami 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Although the village is almost completely christian most women wear dull red skirts with black bands and the men still wear the red Sema apron ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Litami Sasatami visit to Litami visit to Sasatami tours Sema Litami Sasatami 1947-01-31:1947-01-31 1947-02-01:1947-02-01 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 In Sasatami which is also Sema Baptist, the houses still retain their pre-christian emblems and apart from several with ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam tours Ao Lungkam Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Toiled up a tough hill and reached Lungkam, avid for a rest and tea. In the night 'The Ao Nagas'. Next R65607 R65607 Previous R65605 R65605 tours Next visit to Lungkam Archer W.G. Previous Ao 79 1946-..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam tours Ao Lungkam 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 2nd February. This morning heavy rain kept me in. But about 11 the sun came out and I made a tour of the village. Next R65608 R65608 Previous R65606 R65606 tours Next visit to ..
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Chongli khel Mongsen khel 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam khels and the risk of fire tours Chongli khel Mongsen khel Ao Lungkam 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 The village consists of an upper and lower Khel. The upper is Chongli and the lower Mongsen. In 1943..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam village gates tours Ao Lungkam 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Of the many things which perished in the last fire a luckless casualty was the village gate. This was in two parts and contained carvings of a warrior and a monkey. ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam morungs tours Ao Lungkam 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Other casualties in the fire were two morungs. These have been rebuilt only recently and they loom above the other houses in all the smartness of their new straw. In the ..
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Sangpu 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam Pangsha Lungsa visit to Lungkam warriors' dress and head-taking tours tsungrem Sangpu Ao Lungkam Pangsha Lungsa 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Warriors' dress is now awarded to all Aos of the village who have either served as porter on ..
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Chamtiba of Lungkam 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam house carvings and feasts of merit tours Chamtiba of Lungkam Ao Lungkam 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Carvings on private houses are, as elsewhere, linked to feasts of merit, but I noticed only two houses ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam houses tours Ao Lungkam 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Going round the village I was struck by the airy spaciousness of most of the houses. There is normally a single room with sometimes a screen at the end but the room is ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Lungkam visit to Lungkam dangers of tattooing tours Ao Lungkam 1947-02-02:1947-02-02 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 One of the village women has no legs below her knees. While she was being tattooed, the places went septic, and all the flesh and bone came away. I do not ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mongsenyimti Lungkam head-takers' aprons and cloths tours Ao Mongsenyimti Lungkam 1947-02-06:1947-02-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 6th February On the way to Mongsenyimti I noticed a number of Ao all wearing the aprons of head takers and I was told that Lungkam is ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mongsenyimti pipe smoking tours Ao Mongsenyimti 1947-02-06:1947-02-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 (57) A feature of all the Aos this side is pipe smoking. Almost every one has a pipe - old women, young girls, adult men, small boys. The pipes are of three kinds. A metal ..
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1946-12-31:1947-02-14 Mongsenyimti school carvings tours Ao Mongsenyimti 1947-02-06:1947-02-07 Archer W.G. 1946-12-31:1947-02-14 7th February A day in the village. Photographed the carvings on the school house. nagaarchphotP48362.jpg nagaarchphotP48363.jpg nagaarchphotP48987.jpg nagaarchphotP48988...
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