Collar of spathe overlaid with a thin band of patterned red and yellow grass-work. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 27/08/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Collar of spathe overlaid with a thin band of patterned red and yellow grass-work. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 27/08/2010]
Long description: Collar of spathe overlaid with a thin band of patterned red and yellow grass-work. The spathe is widest in the centre and tapers towards both ends. The band across the centre is wrapped in red fibre [?cane] with yellow orchid stem woven design. The spathe is also decorated with 10 groups of small grooved and painted lines. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 27/08/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Konyak Naga
Person: Field collector Eric Thomas Drummond Lambert; PRM source Eric Thomas Drummond Lambert
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: By 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1936
Materials and processes: Material Plant Spathe, Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cane Plant, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Grooved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Depth: max 55 mm, Length: max 125 mm, Width: max 110 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.36.25
Research and responses: E. T. D. Lambert could Eric Thomas Drummond Lambert (1909-1996), who was an officer in the Indian (Imperial) Police from 1929-47, the Political Officer for the Brahmaputra-Chindwin Survey from 193506, and the District Commissioner of the Naga Hills in 1938 (see Who Was Who entry for further details). [CW 18/5/2000]

Search terms: Ornament, Clothing, Collar, Neck Ornament

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