4) Verrier Elwin speaks about the different types of wood

carvings in various regions of North East India. Such as the

splendid wood decorations done on the houses by
Thangkhuls, Maos and Marams ; the carving on the
morungs by Konyaks ; the making of magnificent village
gates by Angamis ; while tribes like the Phoms and others
too excel in fashioning pipes and making beautiful
decorations on wooden mugs, toys etc. This craft of wood
carving has extraordinary vigour and beauty, and we
should try to preserve it from extinction.
The wood carving is an unique art form found in the hill
villages and so the art should not be lost in oblivion. Wood
carving might become a thing of the past , if not taught
and encouraged at the educational centres. For this
reason Verrier Elwin urges that our educational centres
should encourage wood carving, so that the craft would
not only be widely practised but would also remain alive
for the generations to come.