The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    .. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 Koupooee Nagas;.. villages articles Koupooee Songboo Pooeerou McCulloch Major W... 27 (Calcutta) 1859 In the Koupooee,.. Next R88220 R88220 Previous R88218 R88218 articles Next Koupooee Nagas;.. Previous Koupooee Songboo Pooeerou 46 1858-01-01 In the Koupooee,..
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  2. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 houses; stockades; inter-village warfare articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 Each house is (43) constructed with reference to its own convenience,..
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  3. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 attachment to villages; graveyards; water supplies articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 To their villages which are permanent,..
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  4. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    Guthrie Col. 1858-01-01:1858-12-31 Barak R. Eeerung R. Laimakak R. from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 articles Next villages on the tops of hills; lack of roads; Colonel Guthrie's road McCulloch Major W. Previous Koupooee 46 villages on the tops of ..
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  5. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 Nongba land ownership; rice cultivation; fallow land; yams; articles Koupooee Nongba McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 But to return to the Koupooees,..
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  6. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 firing jungle to clear land for cultivation articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The hill-man more especially lives by the sweat of his brow...
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  7. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 Kowpoom Valley Laimatak R. tree trunks used to dam fields;.. hoes articles Koupooee Kowpoom Valley Laimatak R... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 They measure their cultivation by the number of..
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  8. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    .. idea that rats become birds articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... In the best seasons it is only by the most unremitting attention that the Koupooee reaps his crop,.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The crop having been cut is beat out on the field,.. In the best seasons it is only by the most ..
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  9. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 houses; thatching articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The houses of the Koupooees are well adapted to the climate...
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  10. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 granaries used for storing valuables as well as grain articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 Besides their grain,..
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  11. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 women's work - cooking, fetching water, brewing, weaving articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 In the grey of the morning,..
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  12. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 house rooms articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W. 1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India,.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The family,..
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  13. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 men's occupations at home - drinking, talking, smoking; grave stones articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 If not employed in the labours of the field or the ..
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  14. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 hereditary village offices articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 Every village has three hereditary Officers,..
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  15. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 famine; theft; lenience with young men; dormitories; sexual freedom articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 In a time of scarcity closely approaching to famine,..
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  16. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 families (clans); wife purchase; cost of a wife; elopement articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The Koupooees are sub-divided into families,..
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  17. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 adultery articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W. 1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India,.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The adulterer,..
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  18. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from:.. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 payment on death of wife "mundoo"; death in childbirth articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 On the death of a man's wife the extraordinary practice exists of taking from her husband "mundoo" or the "price of her ..
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  19. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 widows; polygamy articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W. 1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from:.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 If the husband should die before the wife,..
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  20. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 birth - naming ceremony articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 Five days after the birth of a child,..
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  21. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 dancing and singing articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The Koupooees are fond of dancing,..
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  22. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    .. hairstyle articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... 27 (Calcutta) 1859 The Koupooee man ties a cloth round his waist,.. The Koupooee men cut their hair short,.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 The Koupooee man ties a cloth round his waist,..
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  23. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 burial articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W. 1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India,.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 On occurrence of death,..
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  24. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 festivals articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 Throughout the year the Koupooees have various festivals which they are very particular in observing,..
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  25. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India,.. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 illness articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... 27 (Calcutta) 1859 Whilst the Koupooee enjoys good health,.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 Whilst the Koupooee enjoys good health,..
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  26. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    .. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 "Neina" (genna) articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... without this I hope the foregoing pages may have conveyed a tolerable general idea of the Koupooee customs... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 A whole village or individual members of it are often "Neina" or under ..
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  27. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India, No. 27 (Calcutta) 1859 supernatural beliefs articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 They believe there is a supreme God,..
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  28. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    1858-01-01:1858-12-31 from: Selections from the Records of the Government of India,.. refusal to drink milk articles Koupooee McCulloch Major W... but amongst them the Koupooee is comparatively clean,.. Previous Koupooee 46 1858-01-01 All the hill-people are dirty, but amongst them the Koupooee is ..
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  29. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    .. Angamee agression articles Koupooee Angamee Quoireing Pooeeron Songboo McCulloch Major W... and they are at present confined to a few villages situated in the North Eastern corner of the space I have before indicated as the Region of the Koupooee tribe... Previous Koupooee Angamee Quoireing ..
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  30. published - extracts from 'Account of the valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes' by Major W. McCulloch
    .. Previous Kookie Khongjai Koupooee 46 dance and song articles Stewart Lt. Kookie Khongjai Koupooee McCulloch Major W... 27 (Calcutta) 1859 The Khonjai's in temperament differs from the Koupooee,.. but perhaps a spectator would prefer the Koupooee dance to that of the Khongjai. If in this he gave ..
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