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1936.36.31.2

Ear-pendant of wood with three human faces. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 29/10/2010]

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1936.36.31.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ear-pendant of wood with three human faces. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 29/10/2010]
Long description
Ear-pendant of wood with three human faces, back to back. There is a hole through the centre of the carving strung with plant fibre string. The hair, eyes and lips are painted black. The ornament is tied to 1936.36.31 .2. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 29/10/2010]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
By 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1936
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 24 mm, Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.36.31.2
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, Figure, Headhunting, Ear Ornament, Pendant