Acknowledgments
The author, the photographer and the publisher, did not intend to cause any harm, material, moral or otherwise to the persons participating in this book. Any omission or distortion is involuntary.
This research would not have been possible without the cooperation of the inhabitants of Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh in India and Sagaing district in Burma. We were without exception made most welcome at every place visited. There are countless opportunities to capture images. People are amazing, and the way they dress is surprising. Nagaland is a land of festivals, providing a photogenic and colorful mixture of dances and performances. The land of the Nagas is a unique and boundless experience.
We are indebted to those who have generously given their time and help:
For their precious advice,
Our publisher, Diethard Ande of White Lotus
Our guides, Aja Zinyiin Kohima, Alit Litwang Konyak, Azelie Meyase, Kevichulie Meyase from Alder Tours and Travels (Kohima) http://www.aldertoursntravels.com/.
For their precious and friendly assistance,
Nagaland state government authorities who gave authorizations and permits
The Nagaland Tourism Department
The staff at the Razhu Pru Hotel in Kohima
Mrs. Atoi Konyak at the Helsa Cottage in Mon district
The head of the Saint John School in Tuensang
For his encouragement.
Sébastien Drouyer
We are especially grateful for their support and their help to
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library
and Nicholas Haimendorf who gave the permission to publish some photographs by Christoph Fürer-Haimendorf.
National Anthropological Archives Suitland, MD 20746
All Photographs by Christoph Fürer-Haimendorf are reproduced by kind permission of Nicholas Haimendorf
All Photographs by Hutton are reproduced by kind permission of National Anthropological Archives Suitland, MD 20746