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Naga Tribal

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Naga Tribal
Portrait of Naga Head-Hunter
Yan Yuwak, 29-year-old head-hunter from the Tuensang Division of Eastern Nagaland, wears the colorful ornaments and facial makeup of the head-hunting tribe

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Naga leader Phizo with S.M. Joshi

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