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2005 · 000473 — Bangkok: Orchid Press 2005. The Naga of Burma is the result of the author's over 30 years' research and fieldwork on the Naga people of far western Burma a loosely related fiercely independent group of tribes practicing headhunting until well into the 20th century. Tracing their origins and examining their social structures religion and ritual architecture arts and crafts hunting and warfare costume and ornament the present work is destined to become an essential study for all with interest in these fascinating people and their rich traditional culture now rapidly being lost to the forces of modernity. "A major addition to the ethnography of the Naga peoples." Alan Macfarlane Professor of Anthropological Science Cambridge University. xiv 212 pp. 153 colour plates 56 line drawings 4 maps . First Edition. Soft Cover. New. Illus. by Photography by Dominique Viallard. 23 x 22 cm. Orchid Press Paperback