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1948.10.17

Model wooden sword used in offering to spirits.

1948.10.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model wooden sword used in offering to spirits.
Long description
Model wooden sword used in offering to spirits. The sword has a long wooden blade and a narrow handle at one end. [MJD 30/09/2014]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Arunachal Pradesh
Cultural groups
Miju
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
22 February 1946
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 24 mm, Length: max 204 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.10.17
Research and responses

JP Mills retired from India in 1947 so these objects must probably have been collected prior to that date [AP 19/7/2000]

Search terms: Weapon, Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Model, Sword, Religious Offering, Ceremonial Object

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