Brass covered chief's belt. [BH [OPS move] 29/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Brass covered chief's belt. [BH [OPS move] 29/8/2017]
Long description: Brass covered chief's belt, made from bark with a brass cover. Diamond in shape at the front, with a curved punched design across the face. Cowrie shells at the top and bottom of the front panel. Fastening at the back. [BH [OPS move] 29/8/2017]
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 Brass Metal, Material Plant Spathe, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Process Woven, Process Tied, Process Incised
Dimensions: Height: max 222 mm, Width: max 212 mm, Length: max 230 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1897.67.29
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]

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