1897.67.12.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Horn calthrop or panji holder with seven bamboo calthrops. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 28/09/2010]

Long description

Horn calthrop or panji holder with seven bamboo calthrops. There are tufts of red dyed goats hair in the concave side of a horn. The bamboo calthrops have a spiral design - pyroengraved? The horn is grey in colour. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 28/09/2010]

Geographical reference

India

Asia > Southern Asia > India

Nagaland

Cultural groups

Naga

Person

Field collector Samuel Edward Peal

PRM source Samuel Edward Peal

PRM source Sidney E. Peal

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1897

Date collected

By 1897

Acquisition information

Purchased: 1897

Materials and processes

Material Animal Horn, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Pigment, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Drilled, Process Split, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork

Dimensions

Length: max 385 mm, Width: max 67 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1897.67.12.1 Accession number: 1897.67.12.2 Accession number: 1897.67.12.3 Accession number: 1897.67.12.4 Accession number: 1897.67.12.5 Accession number: 1897.67.12.6 Accession number: 1897.67.12.7 Accession number: 1897.67.12.8

Research and responses

It seems clear that the name of the collector and donor should be Samuel Edward Peal of Sibsagar, who died in 1897, although perhaps the items were donated after this death by a relative with the same initials? See biographies for more information [AP 20/08/2013]

According to Jacobs, J. (1990) The Nagas: Hillpeoples of Northeast India, Stuttgart: Staib + Meyer, p. 356 'panji: hardened bamboo spikes, stuck upwards in ground in injure enemies or game.' [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 24/09/2010]

Search terms: Weapon, Transport and Travel, Calthrop, Quiver, Carrying Device