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Zemi Naga Youth Dormitory

  • Keywords :Zeminaga Youth Dormitory
  • Publisher :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya,Bhopal
  • Description :The Most notable feature of the social structure of the Zemi Naga is the institution of the Morung - the Zemi Naga youth dormitory. It is a place for joy and other social activities. As soon the boy or girl reaches to the age of eight or nine, he/she starts to sleep in the respective dormitory. During day time they work in their houses but at night they go to the Morung. After marriage they stop this practice. The boy's dormitory is known as Hanseoki and the girls dormitory is known as Leaseoki. The Leader of the Morung is known as Kezeipu who teaches the members to be one perfect in hunting, fishing, fighting and other arts. The members also learn spinning, weaving, music, folk tales, art of using spears, making of musical instrument, shield etc. in the Morung.
  • Source :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya,Bhopal
  • Type :Exhibitions
  • Received From :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
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dc.coverage.spatial Nagaland
dc.date.accessioned 2019-08-02T16:12:09Z
dc.date.available 2019-08-02T16:12:09Z
dc.description The Most notable feature of the social structure of the Zemi Naga is the institution of the Morung - the Zemi Naga youth dormitory. It is a place for joy and other social activities. As soon the boy or girl reaches to the age of eight or nine, he/she starts to sleep in the respective dormitory. During day time they work in their houses but at night they go to the Morung. After marriage they stop this practice. The boy's dormitory is known as Hanseoki and the girls dormitory is known as Leaseoki. The Leader of the Morung is known as Kezeipu who teaches the members to be one perfect in hunting, fishing, fighting and other arts. The members also learn spinning, weaving, music, folk tales, art of using spears, making of musical instrument, shield etc. in the Morung.
dc.source Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya,Bhopal
dc.format.mimetype image/jpeg
dc.identifier.uri http://igrmsrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/245
dc.publisher Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya,Bhopal
dc.subject Zeminaga Youth Dormitory
dc.type Exhibitions
dc.identifier.other EXI_27
dc.format.medium image

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