The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database
  1. manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters
    1946-01-01:1948-12-31 9:10. Wanching skull urns or cists notes bihu Wanching Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 9:10. Wanching. A new urn in a morung. When the head is taken from the corpse, it is put in the urn and taken out to the forest,.. Previous 80 bihu 1946-01-01 Wanching...
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  2. manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters
    ..12 Namsang death rituals notes bihu Namsang Archer W... The skull is put on top - kept there until Bihu. Then at Bihu a feast - rice,.. On the Bihu day the skull is taken to the jungle. Until it is sent away at Bihu,.. (Bihu = Aoliyang). Next R66032 R66032 Previous R66030 R66030 notes Next death ..
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  3. manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters
    ..13 Chingtang (Chintang) death rituals notes bihu cist Konyak Chingtang (Chintang) Archer W... After that at every Bihu for 4 or so years,.. At the third bihu it is turned round and made to face the forest... Previous Konyak 80 bihu cist 1946-01-01 Konyak... After that at every Bihu for 4 or so ..
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  4. manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters
    1946-01-01:1948-12-31 9:14 Chingphoi grave effigies notes cist bihu Konyak Chingphoi Archer W... The skull is fed at Bihu for 3 years 'but whether the soul is there we cannot say'... Previous Konyak 80 cist bihu 1946-01-01 Konyak... The skull is fed at Bihu for 3 years 'but whether the soul is ..
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  5. manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters
    1946-01-01:1948-12-31 9:15 Wanching grave effigies notes bihu cist Wanching Archer W.G. 1946-01-01:1948-12-31 9:15 Wanching. Grave effigies made in pairs for all male morung members. On the Wakching pattern but not for any girl or woman 'so that his name may remain'... Previous 80 bihu cist 1946-01..
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  6. manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters
    ..18 Kongan gate at Kongan village notes bihu Konyak Kongan Archer W...jpg - shut every night - once a year after the harvest and the bihu festival - the fence is repaired and a fowl is sacrificed Next R66038 R66038 Previous R66036 R66036 notes Next gate at Kongan village Archer W... Previous ..
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