Bismar with basketry pan. Dark brown wooden rod with decoratively carved end to which the cords for the flat basketry pans are tied. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/2/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bismar with basketry pan. Dark brown wooden rod with decoratively carved end to which the cords for the flat basketry pans are tied. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/2/2017]
Long description: Notches are also carved into the beam just beyond the decorative end. A loop of twisted cord is tied around the beam, but loosely enough to move freely. The circular pans are twill woven bases with bent frame sides which are bound in the material used for weaving the basket. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/2/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland Pangti
Cultural groups: Lotha Naga
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1922
Date collected: 26 November 1922
Acquisition information: Donated: Donated Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Basketry, Process Stained
Dimensions: Length: max 405 mm bismar, Height: max 43 mm pan, Diameter: max 22 mm bismar, Diameter: max 330 mm pan
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.11.58