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1942.8.10

Axe headed dao, iron blade is incised with lines and chevrons, wooden handle is bound with bands of cane. [AR 4/7/2007]


1942.8.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe headed dao, iron blade is incised with lines and chevrons, wooden handle is bound with bands of cane. [AR 4/7/2007]
Geographical reference
Nagaland
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 570 mm, Width: max 125 mm blade
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.8.10
Research and responses

Traditional implements [used in Nagaland] include the light hoe, the dao (a multipurpose heavy knife) Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica [MR 9/5/2000]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Knife, Dagger, Axe