Itanagar, April 27: An ‘eco-friendly” museum has been constructed by the people of a village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district. The museum was constructed near a spot where warriors of the Adi community killed a British officer during a war in 1911-12.
The Misum-Miyang Kumsung, meaning “ancient artefacts museum,” has been set up at Komsing village, about 12km from district headquarters Pangin.
The spot is near where the Adi warriors had killed Noel Williamson, the British political officer during the last of the wars in 1911-12.
The Adi people inhabiting large swathes of central Arunachal Pradesh had resisted colonial expansion several times between 1858 and 1912. These are called the Anglo-Abor Wars.
T. K. Kopak, the president of the Nugong Banggo Kebang (NBK), said the museum was the first of its kind in the State and was constructed with locally available resources. NBK is a community-based organisation.
The museum showcases handloom and handicraft items, antique utensils, hunting and battle gear, farm utensils and other items associated with the culture and history of the people. The NBK expects scholars and researchers to frequent the museum, besides tourists.
