The Nagas

1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Chi (Chui) villages dependant on Chui notes Konyak Chi (Chui) 1970-08-26:1970-08-26 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection 30 villages dependant on Chui: Shiong, Liyengha, Liengniu, Tanhai, Chingtang, Chingphoi, Yoting, Niyan, Wakching, ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Sangnyu (Shangnyu) clans and Angs notes Konyak Sangnyu (Shangnyu) 1970-08-27:1970-08-27 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Shangnyu 2781970 Clans: Ang: Wang-chak _____ Wang-sha lower: Wang-shu Bin = Pansha: Longphu, Wangnau Beyam, We-..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Sangnyu (Shangnyu) Kalyo Kengyu notes Konyak Sangnyu (Shangnyu) 1970-08-27:1970-08-27 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Khimnungam = Kalyo Kengyu. There are about 30,000 Khimnungam (present official name). Next R71540 R71540 Previous ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection local administration and political history notes Konyak 1970-08-27:1970-08-27 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Each area has one Area Council. Wakching area consists of: Wakching, Punkhung, Tanhai, Shiong, Wanching, Chintang, ..
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Shikna Shankok private collection Wakching 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 notes Next house lists and history of Wakching Furer-Haimendorf Previous Konyak 7 house lists and history of Wakching notes Shikna Shankok Konyak Wakching 1970-08-30:1970-08-30 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching mithan; land cost notes Konyak Wakching 1970-08-30:1970-08-30 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection There are no more mithan in Mon and Chui, they spoilt the fields and therefore were slaughtered. Now there are still mithan in ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching house list notes Konyak Wakching 1970-08-30:1970-08-30 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection KUNGWANG, Ang of Wangla, died 15 years ago. His son PEIWANG died 10 years ago. His three sons: KUNGWANG died 8 years ago POWANG (..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching rising prices notes Konyak Wakching 1970-08-30:1970-08-30 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection A pair of ivory armlets was bought by Puknei from an Ao for Rs 500. Now it would cost more than Rs. 1000-. Next R71545 R71545 ..
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Shoupa private collection Wakching 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 notes Next productivity of rice land Furer-Haimendorf Previous Konyak 7 productivity of rice land notes Shoupa Konyak Wakching 1970-08-30:1970-08-30 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Shoupa cultivated 7 fields this ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching tribute to Wakching notes Konyak Wakching 1970-08-30:1970-08-30 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching still gets tribute from Chingtang, Chinglong, Aopao, Mohung, Chowa, Chen, Totok, Punkhung, Tanhai, Langmen, Oting. ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Shiong morungs and house size notes Konyak Shiong 1970-08-31:1970-08-31 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Shiong 3181970 There are 96 houses in Shiong. Longkok morung 66, Angban morung 30. Total population 637. In the village school (..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Shiong customs and political history notes Konyak Shiong 1970-08-31:1970-08-31 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Positions outside the village: Govt. service: 35 1 Minister 9-10 teachers 1 Lower Division Assistant (clerk) 1 ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wanching size, morungs, customs notes Konyak Wanching 1970-09-01:1970-09-01 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wanching 191970 Number of houses 185 __morung_(with_drum)_Balang_(of_Ang) __morung_with_tiger_Bala __morung_Dzingshi ..
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Shoupa private collection Wakching 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 notes Next government agencies in Wakching Furer-Haimendorf Previous Konyak 7 government agencies in Wakching notes Shoupa Konyak Wakching 1970-09-01:1970-09-01 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching 191970 ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching employed men of Wakching notes Konyak Wakching 1970-09-02:1970-09-02 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Wakching 291970 Employed men of Wakching: 1 dobashi 1 peon, 1 chowkidar, 4 teachers - in High School 2 teachers - ..
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Mauwang Yok-um private collection Longkhai 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 notes Next Ang of Longkhai Furer-Haimendorf Previous Konyak 7 Ang of Longkhai notes Mauwang Yok-um Konyak Longkhai 1970-09-03:1970-09-03 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Longkhai 391970 Ang of L. Yok-um of ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Mon genealogy in Mon notes Konyak Mon 1970-09-04:1970-09-04 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Mon 491970 ___ATING _____| ___TAIWANG _____| ___MOIMAI ____of_Shangnyu _____| ___TAIWANG _____of_Shangnyu _____| ___DZONGWANG _____of_Chui ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Mon customs notes Konyak Mon 1970-09-04:1970-09-04 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Mon was always at peace with Sheangha and Longwa, there has been fighting with Chui, Tang and Shangnyu. People of Pomau and Niaunu are believed to ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Totok Totok customs notes Konyak Totok N Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Totok Chingniu 491970 There was an Ang of great clan in Totok, he had come from Chinglong and was called Yalo. The villagers were not happy with him, because ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Tang clans and customs notes Konyak Tang 1970-09-06:1970-09-06 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Tang 691970 Clans: Wangsham, Wang-sha, Wang-shu Kang (= Pangsha = Ben): Wangnau, Kongam, Yokam, Nam - women cut their hair Nanam, ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Tang history, customs and morungs notes Konyak Tang 1970-09-07:1970-09-07 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Tang 791970 History: The Tang people came from Chinlong with the same Ang family. The Ang families of the two villages regard ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Tang genealogy notes Konyak Tang 1970-09-07:1970-09-07 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection _________PAWANG ___________of_Longsu? ___________| _________TAIWANG ___________of_Lungwa ___________| ________NGAWANG ___________of_Mon ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Tang seers notes Konyak Tang 1970-09-07:1970-09-07 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Asiba - male, Asinyu - female = seers who can go to the land of the dead and bring back souls. The Asi talks to Longba and Longniu and sometimes even..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Yoting genealogy notes Konyak Yoting 1970-09-08:1970-09-08 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Yoting 891970 __Wangshua_came_from_Tang_to_Yoting,_he_was_Wangsha,_he_was_the ___________brother_of_a_Great_Ang _____| __Nyawang _____| ..
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1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection Yoting head hunting notes Konyak Yoting 1970-09-08:1970-09-08 Furer-Haimendorf 1970-08-08:1970-09-08 private collection In the days of head-hunting they fought alone as well as jointly with Tang. They fought with Mon, Chui, Chen, Choknyu, and Sheangha (= ..
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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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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland Mon as a dominating village with many colonies books Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The old village of Mon occupies the top of one of the highest hills in the vicinity, and though this position involves long ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the power and prestige of Ang of Mon; mound of stones for heads books Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 (235) The Ang of Mon, whom I visited when the genna caused by the birth of his son had come to an end, can ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland executions of subjects in old style, and new councils books Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Like other chiefs the Angs of Mon were autocratic rulers who had power over life and death of their subjects. A precipice..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Mon Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland divisions of sections of aristocratic class of Mon books Konyaks Mon Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The aristocratic class of Mon is divided into three sections, Known as Wangyem (corresponding to Wangham in other Thendu ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Totok Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland forked posts at Totok for mithan sacrifice books Konyaks Totok Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 After I had visited Chui, Shangnyu and Mon, I went to see Totok, traditionally hostile to the neighbouring Chui, and ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland visit to see the old interpreter, Chingai books Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 One of the most heart-warming experiences of my stay in Mon was the visit to Chingai of Oting, the veteran dobashi who thirty four years ..
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Kikon Lhota 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland celebration and speeches at local school books Kikon Lhota Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 During my stay at the district headquarters I also had an opportunity to take part in a celebration in the local high ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland decides on brief excursion to Tang books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 So far I had seen only villages which could be reached by jeep, and as there was no objection to my going to stay in one of the remoter ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tapi R. (Tapti R.) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland crossing the Tapti river on a suspension bridge books Konyaks Tapi R. (Tapti R.) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 From Mon the path descended steeply through rice fields. On some the crop was still standing, and..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland description of arrival at Tang; grave huts books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 At the far bank we were faced by a steep and very hot climb. After about an hour we reached the ridge of Yoting and saw the ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland houses and roofs in Tang books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 After crossing a ditch which used to be part of the fortifications (238) of Tang, we came to a morung built high above the path. Stone steps flanked..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland old men divining with sticks to decide where cultivation should be books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 A gaonbura, wearing a red cloth, and the teacher of the new village school came to meet us, and the latter..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland eating rice, pork, smoked rats, and drinking books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 After the omens of the bamboo-sticks had been taken the food brought by the men and that provided by the Ang's household was ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chinglong (Chinlong) Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland legends of foundation and hundreds of captured heads books Konyaks Tang Chinglong (Chinlong) Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The Tang people have the tradition that the founders of the village were ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland intermarriage between Angs of different villages books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Feuds, however, were only episodes in their relations with neighbouring villages, and the Angs of Tang have intermarried ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland extremely powerful position of Angs books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Within his own village the Ang used to occupy an extremely powerful position. He could command free labour from all villagers, and some ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the old, opium smoking Ang and his family history books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The Ang I met was an oldish man, apparently much addicted to smoking opium, and looking rather ill. Though his household ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland drinking and smoking opium books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 That evening we went to talk to the Ang, and to lighten the atmosphere I brought two bottles of rum which I had purchased in Mon. We found the Ang..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland road contractors and resistance fighters books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Among them was a curious man in the remnant of a green uniform and an upturned moustache which gave him a quite un-Nagalike ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland girls join in drinking books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 After some time it was suggested that we should also offer some rum to the ladies of the house, and fortunately we were able soon followed by the ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland introduction of Christianity and its benefits books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The next day we went to the house of a man who seemed to rival the Ang in influence. He was a commoner who had been elected as ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland curious abandonment of old faith for Christianity books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 (241) Our host admitted that he had two wives, but excused himself by saying that he had married them before becoming a ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland sexual permissiveness still unaffected by Baptists' puritanism books Konyaks Tang Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Though the puritanism preached by the Baptists may ultimately affect the freedom which the young of both sexes..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Yoting Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland visit to Yoting; a Christian burial ceremony filmed books Konyaks Yoting Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 On our way back I wanted to spend a few hours in Yoting, a village of some eighty houses, founded by a member of the ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Yoting Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the funeral or burial ceremony books Konyaks Yoting Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 In the house of death there was wailing and chanting, and the beating of gongs. Finally, some girls carrying vases with flowers came out ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Yoting Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland funeral an example of intermeshing of Christianity and traditional beliefs books Konyaks Yoting Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 This funeral was a good example of the intermeshing of two different traditions and practices,..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tang Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland remarkable uniformity in autocratic villages books Konyaks Wanchu Tang Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The visit to Tang concluded my tour of the villages ruled by autocratic chiefs. What I have learned in ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland marriage rules in the Thendu villages books Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 In the villages of the Thendu group, on the other hand, neither members of chiefly lineages nor commoners may marry within their own class and ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland commoners marriage rules books Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Commoners are bound by similar rules. The commoner clans of the same village do not intermarry, possibly because their position as subjects of the same ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland power and purity of blood of the great Angs books Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The great Angs of such villages as Mon, Chui, or Tang are autocratic rulers of a type virtually absent among the tribal populations of the ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland start of erosion of Angs authority with councils etc books Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The beginnings of an erosion of their authority are noticeable in all the villages I visited, Even though the officials of the ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland need for urgent anthropological research books Konyaks Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 As anthropologists, we must hope that this remarkable institution, almost unique in character among Indian tribal populations, will be studied..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Tanhai Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland drive towards Wakching, by way of Tanhai books Konyaks Tanhai Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The highlight of my visit to Nagaland was still to come. To see Wakching again had been my ambition for over ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland arrival at Wakching; changes books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Passing Shiong land we finally approached Wakching, and my heart was beating with anticipation. The first impression, however, was ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland walk around Wakching; delight of villagers books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 We had not been expected, but the bungalow was soon opened, and the brother of the late chowkidar, an old wizened man who ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland changes in the village books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 When I reached the top the village seemed to look somewhat different. Houses had crept closer to the morung and the dancing place in front ..
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Shankok of Wakching Shoupa of Wakching 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland sadness at the death of Shankok, his son books Shankok of Wakching Shoupa of Wakching Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 I had heard already that Shankok had died less..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland memories shared and meeting old friends books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 As we entered his house, several older men joined us and I gradually recognized some of my old friends. They could hardly ..
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Shankok Shouba Lipung of Wakching Meniu of Wakching 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland meeting Shankok's sister books Shankok Shouba Lipung of Wakching Meniu of Wakching Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Shoupa's house was much the same as ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland visit Henlong's house and find her there books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Finally I went to the house of Henlong, the beautiful girl, whose photograph had appeared as the frontispiece in the first ..
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Shoupa 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland filming of the rice harvesting in the fields books Shoupa Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 (247) The next day we accompanied Shoupa to one of his fields where the rice harvest was in progress. ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland watching people carrying loads of rice up books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 From a rest-platform at the end of the forest we looked down on the golden fields covering the slopes below us. Large ..
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Shoupa 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland watching the cutting of rice books Shoupa Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 At Shoupa's field a large crowd of workers were already busy. The centre of the activities was the threshing hut with its ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland threshing huts books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The small boys picked up the sheaves and rushed with them to the threshing hut. There they threw them down and a gang of youths hanging on to ropes ..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland perfect co-ordination of workers when threshing books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 There was an atmosphere of excitement, and though the workers were covered in sweat they seemed to have unbounded (..
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1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland carrying the rice up in the rain books Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 At about 3 p.m. nearly the whole field was reaped, and the first loads of rice were carried to the village. I left when most of the ..
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Shoupa 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland the rice yield books Shoupa Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Shoupa had expected a yield of over hundred baskets from this one field, but in the end a hundred and thirty-seven baskets were filled. ..
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Shoupa Chinyang of Wakching 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 Wakching Chapter Twenty-seven. Return to Nagaland tracing the fortunes of various families through household census books Shoupa Chinyang of Wakching Konyaks Wakching Furer-Haimendorf 1970-01-01:1970-12-31 The fine weather I had so far enjoyed did ..
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