Chest ornament of wood covered on front with black, red and yellow hair and coix seeds, all in vertical rows. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Chest ornament of wood covered on front with black, red and yellow hair and coix seeds, all in vertical rows. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]
Long description: Chest ornament of wood covered on front with black, red and yellow hair and coix seeds, all in vertical rows. The wooden base is rectangular shaped with concave longer sides. There is a fringe all the way around of red dyed goat's hair, with longer hair at the bottom. The ornament has a string attached to the back. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Angami Naga
Person: Field collector K.L. Storey; PRM source K.L. Storey
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1961
Date collected: By 1961
Acquisition information: Donated: 1961
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Pigment, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Hair, Process Carved, Process Drilled, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length: max 330 mm, Width: max 275 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1961.1.10