Story Telling Through Images: Going Back to The Roots (Series 4)

The following image captures the lives of Inpui in the past and present. Images tagged Kabuikhullen were taken after the relocation of the village in 2016. 
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Log drum @ Haochong



Handicraft on display

Traditional trumpet made of bamboo & dry gourd


















Sum no longer in used due to the introductionof rice mill.

Thingkainu

Antwei Bathunnu

Orchid


Haochong South Gate in ruin


Thabaan
La Kadoinu 



Tabou at Tamsamwan

Takhi Kamei

Sentak (Mithun) at Tamsamwan


Jaws of different wild animals in display at Tamsamwan


Lungthu at Tamsamwan, rarelu used these days.

Takhu Kadai marked an flat stone in Old Kabuikhullen 

Bamboo basket (Old Kabuikhullen)





Tabou Lung @ Kabuikhullen


Stone slab at Old Kabuikhullen

Khwang @ Haochong

Khaoraak

Typical Inpui kitchen @ Kbuikhullen


Suktu @ Kbuikhullen

Hungket & Lungkham (Kabuikhullen)

Khaoraak ket @Kabuikhullen

Typical Inpui kitchen at Kabuikhullen, This probably will the last image as such house are no more constructed.


Sum raan @ Kabuikhullen


Typical Inpui house @ Kabuikhullen

Traditional way thread making in progress@ Tamsamwan

This is the everyday traditional of the past @Tamsamwan


Tabou Lung at New Kabuikhullen

Samak kung, legend has it that if you sit on this leave you will be childless.


Traditional trap@Bangkhwang

Bon fire @ Haochong




Shield (Kapho) store inside the kitchen (Haochong)


Maize stored for the next season

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