Joura. Is. Soo., Part II, Ko. 3, 1898, 



Telescopic outline of " Ru sa" or Khulun Mutun Naga village, perched 2,200', S. E. Sibsagar, Asam. 



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Singpho girl's house. 



Jagon Diking. 



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. ? <ra»« o/" Cannibalism. 



S. E. Peal. 



" Ru sa " was founded some 200 years ago, by Ike Rot/en (crop-haired) Khel, from Ru Nil ( Zu or Banpara). 



A peculiarity of the 45 or 60 villages, indirectly offshoots of "Chang mi" (now 10 or 12 distinct tribes of head hunters, often at feud) is, that the 

 central posts of the houses project thro the ridge and are lowered as they decay below. The houses are irregularly placed amid Bread-fruit trees and 

 nd if attacked there U thus instant cover. There were 8 generations in Chang rsu, ere " Za" split off] and founded Ru Nu, in which, since then, 

 there have been 12 generations, say 2o . 30 yrs. each. 



COMMUNAL BARRACKS OF PRIMITIVE RACES. 



Tattoo for " heads " taken. 

 One pattern. Sibs. 



S. E. Peal. 



