Domestic Life 21 The Village—The “Morung”—The Head-Tree—The House—The Contents—Manufactures—Trade—Loans—Agriculture and the Ceremonies connected with it—Live-stock—Hunting—Fishing —Food—Drink—Medicine—Drugs—Games—Music—Daily Life. PART III Laws and Customs 87 Exogamy—Polity and Village Organization—Property— Inheritance—Adoption—Settlement of Disputes—Oaths— Friendships—War and Head-hunting—Slavery—Position of Women. PART IV Religion 113 Religion—Deities and Spirits—The Soul and Life after Death—Magic—Religious Officials—Public Ceremonies— Individual Ceremonies—Ceremonies for Illness—Social “gennas”—Birth—Marriage—Divorce—Death—Miscellaneous Beliefs. PART V Folk-tales and Songs 174 PART VI Language 207 PART VII Appendix A—The Lhota Calendar 226 Appendix B—Mensuration 228 Appendix C—Human Sacrifice 230 Naga-Assamese Glossary 232 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO FACE PAGE AN ELDERLY MAN OF LUNGITANG WEARING LUNGPENSÜ AND BIG EAR-PADS 7 YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN (OF OKOTSO) 7 ORNAMENTATION OF MEDIAN BAND OF RÜKHUSÜ 10 SOUTHERN LHOTAS IN FULL DRESS 13 CHAMIMO OF PANGTI 13 A LHOTA WARRIOR IN FULL DRESS 14 TYPES OF OBSOLETE DAOS (YANTHANG) 16 A LHOTA VILLAGE—HUMTSO 23 THE DOYANG RIVER FROM BELOW CHANGSÜ 23 A LHOTA MORUNG 25 A LHOTA HOUSE 31 SPINNING 39 WEAVING 39 FISHING 71 MINGETUNG 108 VILLAGE OHA AT THE FOOT OF MINGETUNG 108 AN OPYA BRISTLING WITH BAMBOO SPEARS THROWN AT IT AT THE OYANTSOA “GENNA” 123 MORUNG (CHAMPO) AT PANGTI 123 “GENNA” STONE TIED ON TO A BAMBOO FRAME-WORK READY TO BE CARRIED UP TO THE VILLAGE FOR THE STONE-DRAGGING CEREMONY 142 GRAVE OF A WARRIOR DECORATED WITH HIS ORNAMENTS AND A TALLY OF THE HEADS HE HAS TAKEN (NORTHERN LHOTAS) 142