The Nagas

Furer-Haimendorf C. Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Phire-Ahire Thungare Zekwera Mokokchung Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Description of life on the march and in camp, comments on colleagues Mills J.P. Previous 18 Description of life on the march and in camp, ..
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Furer-Haimendorf C. Chirongchi Pukovi Smith Mr. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chongtore Holongba Sangsomo Anangba Mokokchung Lirisu Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters First visit to "new" villages; a Naga's service in France; head-taking; friendly visits and hospitality Mills J.P. Previous ..
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Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Furer-Haimendorf C. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chongtore Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Unusual weather; head-taking; photography Mills J.P. Previous Konyak 18 Unusual weather; head-taking; photography letters Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Furer-Haimendorf C. Konyak ..
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Smith Mr. Williams Maj. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Helipong Kohima Mokokchung Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Unpleasant weather; view from highest known village; officers' attitude to Nagas; Alarm Stations drill Mills J.P. Previous Chang Yimsungr Konyak Sangtam 18 Unpleasant weather; ..
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Furer-Haimendorf C. Smith Mr. Williams Maj. Ngaku Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Kuthurr Helipong Chingmiren Mokokchung Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Ill health amongst expedition members; comments on duties of S.D.O.; meetings and gifts Mills J.P. Previous Chang Yimsungr 18 Ill health ..
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Furer-Haimendorf C. Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chentang Sangpurr Pangsha Panso Chingmei Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Health problems; inter-village hostilities; political manoeuvres, allies and hostile villages Mills J.P. Previous Chang Yimsungr 18 Health ..
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Smith Mr. Chingmak of Chingmei Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chingmei Pangsha Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Construction of a fortified camp base; very friendly welcome at Chingmei; slavery Mills J.P. Previous 18 Construction of a fortified camp base; very friendly welcome at Chingmei; ..
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Chingmak of Chingmei Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chingmei Panso Yimpang Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Unpleasant weather; head-taking; life in camp Mills J.P. Previous 18 Unpleasant weather; head-taking; life in camp letters Chingmak of Chingmei Chingmei Panso Yimpang 1936-11-21:1936-11..
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Hutton J.H. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chingmei Yimpang Ponyo (Himbu) Saochu Waoshu (Waoshu) Noklak Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters First visit to high-altitude village of Yimpang; use of pipers; confiscation of heads to punish slave-raiding Mills J.P. Previous 18 First visit to high-..
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1936-01-01:1936-12-31 Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chingmei Yimpang Pangsha Noklak Next Plans to confront hostile village of Pangsha over slave-trading; crossbows and poisoned arrows letters Chingmei Yimpang Pangsha Noklak 1936-11-23:1936-11-23 Mills J.P. 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 Pitt Rivers ..
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King Edward VIII Simpson Mrs W. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chingmei Pangsha Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Concern over news from England about the King; own premonition of death Mills J.P. Previous 18 Concern over news from England about the King; own premonition of death letters King ..
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Chingmak of Chingmei Upanso Williams Maj. Furer-Haimendorf C. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Noklak Pangsha Chingmei Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Hostile confrontation with Noklak averted; inter-village relationships; destruction of Noklak's bamboo; fortifications Mills J.P. Previous ..
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Furer-Haimendorf C. Williams Maj. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Langnyu R. Pangsha Noklak Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Approach to hostile village of Pangsha; burning of jhum lands; plan of assault Mills J.P. Previous 18 Approach to hostile village of Pangsha; burning of jhum lands; plan..
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Williams Maj. Balbahardur Subadar Nlamo Furer-Haimendorf C. Chongsema Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Langnyu R. Pangsha Noklak Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Burning of Pangsha as punishment for slave-raiding; minor skirmishes Mills J.P. Previous Lhota 18 Burning of Pangsha as punishment ..
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Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Wenshoyi khel Pangsha Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Noklak Pangsha Chingmei Noko (Nokhu) Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Armed and hostile confrontation with Pangsha; looting Mills J.P. Previous 18 Armed and hostile confrontation with Pangsha; looting letters ..
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Smith Mr. Williams Maj. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chingmei Panso Noko (Nokhu) Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Recouperation after hostilities; attempts to retrieve slaves by diplomacy Mills J.P. Previous 18 Recouperation after hostilities; attempts to retrieve slaves by diplomacy ..
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Mongsen Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chingmei Pangsha Range Patkoi Ponyo (Himbu) Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Chang slave married into Himbu village and doesn't want to be rescued; conclusion of hostilities with oaths of peace; boundary with Burma Mills J.P. Previous Chang 18 Chang ..
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Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Furer-Haimendorf C. King Edward VIII Simpson Mrs W. Chingmak of Chingmei Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chentang Pangsha Noko (Nokhu) Chingmei Mokokchung Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Resume of skirmish with Pangsha and situation to date regarding retrieval of ..
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Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Yakao Sangpurr Noko (Nokhu) Panso Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Meeting with representatives of a "new" village, and continued attempts to free slaves Mills J.P. Previous 18 Meeting with representatives of a "new" village, and ..
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Lambert Smith Mr. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Panso Yakao Pangsha Noko (Nokhu) Chindwin R. Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Description of objects collected in Yakao; provision of supplies; Burmese administration Mills J.P. Previous 18 Description of objects collected in Yakao; provision ..
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Furer-Haimendorf C. Smith Mr. Williams Maj. Ngaku Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Panso Noko (Nokhu) Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Description of Panso village; buying objects with red wool - money unknown Mills J.P. Previous Angami 18 Description of Panso village; buying objects with red ..
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Williams Maj. Furer-Haimendorf C. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Panso Noko (Nokhu) Pangsha Sanglao Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Continued progress with freeing slaves; dance at Panso; recommendations for gallantry medals Mills J.P. Previous 18 Continued progress with freeing slaves; ..
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Smith Mr. Furer-Haimendorf C. Hutton J.H. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Sangpurr Yakao Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Comments on march and rations; visit to an inhospitable village Mills J.P. Previous 18 Comments on march and rations; visit to an inhospitable village letters Smith Mr. ..
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Pangting Furer-Haimendorf C. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Chentang Sangpurr Panso Pangsha Ponyo Sanglao Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Mills' summing-up of attempts to free slaves; injuries caused by panjis Mills J.P. Previous 18 Mills' summing-up of attempts to free slaves; injuries ..
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Smith Mr. Kauffmann Williams Mrs. Williams Maj. Furer-Haimendorf C. Pangting Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Tuensang Kohima Pangsha Ponyo Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Injuries caused by panjis; problems with coolies; to Tuensang; finale of the slave-freeing operation; fines paid in kind ..
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Balfour Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Tuensang Kohima Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Courtesy calls in Tuensang village and purchase of items for museum with red wool Mills J.P. Previous 18 Courtesy calls in Tuensang village and purchase of items for museum with red wool letters Balfour ..
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Ngaku Chingmak of Chingmei Williams Maj. Furer-Haimendorf C. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Longtang Dikhu R. Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Naga songs; parting from Chingmak, an old friend; a difficult march; plans for publications Mills J.P. Previous Chang Lhota 18 Naga songs; parting ..
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Williams Maj. Furer-Haimendorf C. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Noksan Dikhu R. Lungkam Wokha Mt. Mokokchung Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Concluding stages of march; ill health; Hindu sepoys' songs and dancing; daos as gifts Mills J.P. Previous 18 Concluding stages of march; ill health; ..
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King George V Simpson Mrs W. King Edward VIII Furer-Haimendorf C. Thakan of Litim Williams Maj. Smith Mr. Ngaku Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Dikhu R. Mokokchung Next 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Fishing camp on the Dikhu; comments on British constitutional crisis and on Naga medals Mills J.P..
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King Edward VIII King George VI Williams Mrs. Williams Maj. Pitt Rivers Museum Archive, Oxford Mokokchung Pangsha Kohima 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 letters Warm welcome from friendly villages at conclusion of tour Mills J.P. Previous 18 Warm welcome from friendly villages at conclusion of tour letters ..
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1935-01-01:1935-12-31 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 Frontier Tribes Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs Margherita, Rangpang, Barduaria, Namsangia, Barmithunia Nagas reports 1935-01-01:1935-12-31 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 14. Triangulation survey operations were carried out in the Tikok and ..
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Dikeo Sakhalu of Puratomi Lambert Mr 1935-01-01:1935-12-31 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 Lakema Henima Puratomi Pangsha Yimpang Ponyo (Himbu) Saochu Yali Yacham Bhitar Namsang Joboka Sangnyu Hangka Frontier Tribes Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs Naga Hills reports Dikeo Sakhalu of ..
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1936-01-01:1936-12-31 1937-01-01:1937-12-31 Frontier Tribes Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs Nagas reports 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 1937-01-01:1937-12-31 7. The Rangpang, Tikok and Moklum Nagas continued the even tenor of their ways. There was a recrudescence of rail thefts from ..
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Dikeo 1936-01-01:1936-12-31 1937-01-01:1937-12-31 Pangsha Lakema Noko (Nokhu) Sanglao Totok Chi (Chui) Phesami Kesu Frontier Tribes Relations with Tributary States and Frontier Affairs Naga Hills reports Dikeo Kacha Sema Yimtsungrr Konyak Pangsha Lakema Noko (Nokhu) Sanglao Totok Chi (Chui) Phesami..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Preface difficulty of impartiality books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 In 1938, shortly after I had returned from a year's anthropological field research in the Naga Hills, I wrote an account of my experiences among the people whose lives I had shared and for whom I ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Preface possible dislike of books by Nagas books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 possible dislike of book by Nagas The decision to republish 'The Naked Nagas' is prompted by the present interest in the fortunes of Nagaland and in the developments which have led to the ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Preface changes from the first edition books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Some minor adjustments have been made throughout the book and two new chapters have been added. Chapter 26 deals with my experiences during a visit to the Tirap district where, in 1962, I spent..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Preface refrained from political comment on recent events books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 I have refrained from including in this account of personal experiences and anthropological observations any comment on the political events which in recent years have ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills reasons for interest in Nagas and their megaliths books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 (1) My interest in the Nagas and their country began long before I had an opportunity of visiting India. As a student of anthropology in the University of..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills fragmentary knowledge of this unknown land books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The Naga Hills, as the part of Nagaland then under British administration used to be called, were for long one of the least accessible regions of India, and ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills persistence of ancient cultural patterns books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The lure of such terra incognita and the prospect of encountering tribal populations relatively untouched by modern civilization attracted me then to the Naga ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills never a totally isolated region books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 (2) Yet even before the establishment of British rule the seclusion of the Naga Hills had not been as complete as that of a Pacific island. Foreign goods, such as cowrie ..
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Hutton J.H. Hodson T.C. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills previous published materials on the Nagas books Hutton J.H. Hodson T.C. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 In preparing myself for field research among the Nagas I could lean on a considerable body of ethnographic ..
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Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills help from J.P.Mills books Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Equally productive and scholarly was J.P. Mills, who continued the series of monographs with three excellent books on the Lhota, Ao, and Rengma Nagas. It was my ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills little known about northern and eastern Nagas books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Hutton's and Mills' studies had covered most of the southern and western part of the district, but information on the tribes to the east and northeast, many ..
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Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills a restricted area in 1936 and 1975 books Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 In 1936 the Naga Hills were as much a restricted area as Nagaland is in 1975, and when after several visits to the India Office in Whitehall I ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills voyage by steamer to India and travel across India books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 My voyage to India on board the Victoria, a luxurious Lloyd Triestino liner, provided all the pleasures of gradual introduction to the eastern scene and ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills landscape as travels across India by train books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 In 1936 there was no alternative to travelling by train, and I am still glad that on that first journey through India I gained a vivid impression of the ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills travel by train up into Assam books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 After a night and day in a train rolling northwards through the plains of undivided Bengal, I crossed the Brahmaputra by ferry at Gauhati and slept on yet another train. Next..
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Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills met by policeman at Manipur Road station books Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Would Mills, knowing of my coming, have arranged for some sort of conveyance to bring me to Kohima? Without a useful knowledge of any Indian ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills road up to the Naga frontier through Assam books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 It was a narrow but very good road which led for the next few miles through a friendly meadowland with patches of light wood and the thatched huts of Assamese ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills road to Kohima from Manipur Road books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The road, following a swiftly flowing river, swollen during the rains, wound through a wooded valley, and then climbed zigzagging up the mountain in sickening hairpin ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills first encounter with Angami Nagas books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 (5) A group of road-workers appeared in front of us. They were Angami Nagas -- the first Nagas I was to see. Their dress was unmistakable. Black loin-cloths embroidered ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills arrival at Kohima, description of books Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The tropical forest receded as we gained height, until at last we came to the region where the Angami Nagas grow rice on irrigated terraces. During the rains the road was..
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Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Kohima Chapter One. The Naga Hills meet Mills at bungalow in Kohima books Mills J.P. Kohima Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The lorry stopped before the gate of a sloping garden where deep purple bougainvillias blossomed and bright red bells glowed on the ..
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Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills responsibilities of a District Commissioner books Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Small wonder that a man responsible for the entire administration of a district of about 4,293 square miles with a population of more than..
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Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills preparations for a tour through Angami country with Mills books Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 "The day after tomorrow I am going on tour through some Eastern Angami villages. Would you like to come with me? We shall be..
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Tsampio Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills engaging a servant not easy books Tsampio Mills J.P. Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Next I had to engage a servant and this seemed to be no easy matter. The Nagas, proud and independent as many hill races, scorn as a rule ..
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Thevoni Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills setting out on tour with Mills and interpreter Thevoni books Thevoni Mills J.P. Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The weather was fine as we started from Kohima -- a piece of luck early in June when the monsoon is ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills description of mountain scenery and paths books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The well-kept bridle-path led along an open slope. Before our eyes extended an immense mountain country; mighty wooded ridges succeeded one another, ..
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Thevoni 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills greeting from Thevoni's wife with rice beer books Thevoni Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 After several hours' march, we climbed down into the valley and crossed a small river. On the opposite bank there were several women ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chakhabama Chapter One. The Naga Hills arrival at Chakhabama rest house books Angami Chakhabama Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Lest our ponies should have been brought entirely in vain, we rode up the mountain to the Chakhabama rest-house. It was one of those two-..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chakhabama Chapter One. The Naga Hills description of a death and funeral at Chakhabama books Angami Chakhabama Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chakhabama consisted only of a few small houses near the bungalow. But here there was great excitement. The keeper of the ..
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Thevoni Mills 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Thenizumi Chapter One. The Naga Hills description of crowd of inhabitants of Thenizumi books Thevoni Mills Angami Thenizumi Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The next day, arriving at one of those small rest-houses in the middle of the woods that the Nagas ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Cheswezumi Chapter One. The Naga Hills arrival at Cheswezumi, an Angami village books Angami Cheswezumi Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 We arrived at the bungalow, lying slightly below the village of Cheswezumi, at the head of this strange procession. After a short rest..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Cheswezumi Chapter One. The Naga Hills detailed description of Cheswezumi village books Angami Cheswezumi Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The slippery path led through a narrow rocky passage, (9) overgrown with bushes and prickly creepers. The defence of such a tunnel ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Cheswezumi Chapter One. The Naga Hills description of the inside a Naga house books Angami Cheswezumi Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Eventually an old man in the red cloth of a gaonbura appeared and invited me with signs and gestures to come into his house. It was so ..
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Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills Mills occupied counting houses for tax assessment books Mills J.P. Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 During the next few days Mills was mainly occupied in counting the houses of several villages for the assessment of taxes. ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills difficulties of house assessing, description of village books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Whenever we arrived in a village the inhabitants held a holiday. It is difficult to say whether it was from joy at our visit or whether, ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills lookout posts and carvings and views books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Tall posts propped up against the edge of the steps carry the platforms that serve the Naga as lookouts. Like rows of swallows, the young men often perch on ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills Angami irrigated rice cultivation described books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 But there still remained many months before the reaping. Now, in June, the rice had to be transplanted, and a great deal of hard work was to come. The ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Sathazumi Chapter One. The Naga Hills girls and boys planting out rice seedlings near Sathazumi books Angami Sathazumi Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 One day we climbed up to a village and as we made our way through the labyrinth of terraces, the rhythmic working songs..
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Thevoni Mills J.P. 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Sathazumi Chapter One. The Naga Hills quarrel at Sathazumi books Thevoni Mills J.P. Angami Sathazumi Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 We spent that evening at the Sathazumi inspection bungalow nearly 6,000 feet above sea level. The sunlight lay golden ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills reasons for frequent disputes among Angamis books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Why is it that the Angamis of those remote villages, whose economy had then not been disrupted by any outside force, were unable to settle their disputes..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills absence of political or judicial authorities among Angamis; office of founder's descendant books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 (13) The Angamis were never ruled by chiefs, and no one individual seems ever to have had authority over ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills privileges and powers of founder's kin or tevo books thevo Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Today it is difficult to see how in the old days an Angami village was run. With independent khel and rivalling clans one would almost suppose ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills advantages of being a tevo books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 You would think that the man envisaged as the successor of the Tevo must cut but a poor figure on the marriage market. Nevertheless there are always girls to be found who..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills story of treachery by a tevo books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 A woman from a neighbouring village came to see the Tevo's wife, and during a friendly chat obliged her by picking a few lice out of her hair. Later it became known ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills tevo does not have to pay house tax books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 With such beliefs it is not easy to hold the office of Tevo. Yet it had one material advantage: an understanding administration, recognizing the value of the ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills peculiarities of marriage customs of Eastern Angamis books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Passing through an Eastern Angami village one soon notices that the youngest - and naturally often the prettiest - girls, wear their hair quite ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter One. The Naga Hills virginity disliked and sexual prowess honoured books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 It would seem that hardly one per cent of these first marriages lead to permanent unions. Perhaps it is the fear that the girl may die without sexual ..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit attempted reconstruction of mind of Naga wishing to put up house horns on his house books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Imperceptibly the first grey of dawn crept over the sleeping village as the pale, tired moon ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit early morning in an Angami village books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Thick mists still hid the valley and the rice-fields, but already (17) the morning sun had kissed the yellow straw of the roofs so much higher up on the hills ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit preparing for Feast of Merit; ceremonial dress books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The day was a feast day, and no one went to the fields. The men and women sat in front of their houses putting the last touches to their ceremonial ..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit sacrifice of bulls near Netsoho's house books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Late in the morning, when all the preparations were complete, small groups streamed towards Netsoho's house. Two choice bulls were tied to ..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit blessing by tevo books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The grey-haired Tevo was politely invited into Netsoho's house.. There, in solemn silence, Netsoho sat with his wife on the huge (18) rice-pounding table. The Tevo..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit further sacrifices and feasting books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The feast was now formally opened, and all the guests revelled in food and drink. Neither was lacking. Two more bulls, three buffaloes, and one mithan (Bosfrontalis..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit fetching of two stones on sledges; stone dragging described books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 But it was not yet time for the men to lose themselves in the enjoyments of the feast; there was still work to be done. ..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit stone dragging cloth books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 It was an excited, riotous crowd that wound its way through the sunlit forest. Rhythmical shouts encouraged the sledge-draggers at the steepest parts of the ..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit stones slid into holes with offerings books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Near the path to the fields, and close to the stone monuments of other men, two holes had already been dug, and as the sun touched the horizon..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit blessing of stones books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 "May my meat increase, may my crops increase, may my food last long, may my food not be finished quickly," they murmured in turn. Next R90557 R90557 Previous R90555 R90555 books..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit symbolism of stones books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 This duality is one of the essential features of the whole ceremony. No bachelor may perform the stone-dragging feast. For, just as the larger stone represents ..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit singing and dancing, the stone draggers return to village books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 The ceremony was over. Netsoho uttered a long drawn out shout of joy, and the whole crowd took it up. Spears were tossed ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit cerebrations all night books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 There were few in the village who slept that night. Rice-beer flowed freely, and until early morning the fires threw great pools of light into the darkness. Next R90560 ..
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Netsoho 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit house-horns to adorn Netsoho's house books Netsoho Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 It was not many days before a pair of newly carved house-horns adorned Netsoho's house, revealing to all the world that he had performed the ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit megalithic monuments numerous in Angami villages books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Hundreds and thousands of megalithic monuments such as those Netsoho erected are scattered over the Angami country, most of them lining the ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit feasts of merit and setting up stones as prestigous books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Most menhirs stand in pairs or in long double rows. Wealthy men have set them up to commemorate their fame and generosity, and to enhance in a ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit Angami beliefs of connection between stones and souls of the dead books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 There is a subtle connection between a man and a stone erected either by himself or after his death by his heirs. While he is ..
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1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit Angami graves and tallies for the deeds of the dead books Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 For the some reason the dead are buried within the village or by the side of the village paths. The graves are often built in the shape of low ..
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Mills 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 Chapter Two. Feasts Of Merit return to Kohima, June 1936, learning Assamese books Mills Angami Furer-Haimendorf 1936-06-01:1937-06-31 We returned to Kohima after a fortnight's tour. Mills had counted the houses of several villages and settled numerous quarrels, and I had..
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