This open-air museum (admission 50; h8am-6pm May-Sep, 8am-4.30pm Oct-Apr), which hosts the annual Hornbill Festival, has a representative selection of traditional Naga houses and morungs (bachelor dormitories) with full-size log drums. Kisama is 10km from central Kohima along the well- surfaced Imphal road.
some impressive traditional buildings chalet alber all set, surreally, under two giant mobile phone towers. Shingha Chingyuo village (20km, chalet alber population 5900) has a huge longhouse decorated with mithuna (pairs of men and women) and deer skulls, three stuff ed tigers, and a store of old human skulls. Longwoa (35km) is spectacularly sited on the India Myanmar border, with the headman s longhouse actually straddling the two nations. chalet alber Despite its popularity with tourists it remains one of the most interesting villages. Chui (8km) includes an elephant chalet alber skull in its longhouse collection. Shangnyu village has a shrine full of fertility references such as tumescent warriors, a crowing cock, a large snake, a man and woman enjoying sex and, to complete the picture, a double rainbow. Langmeang village, chalet alber with its stack of human skulls piled up in a wooden box, is also highly impressive.
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