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1928.69.401

Mithan horn quiver for carrying calthrops or panjis. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 28/09/2010]

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1928.69.401

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Collection type
Object
Description
Mithan horn quiver for carrying calthrops or panjis. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 28/09/2010]
Long description
Mithan horn quiver for carrying calthrops or panjis. The dark brown horn has a bound cane grid at the wide open end. There is a plaited plant fibre cord tied to the horn. The tip of the horn has a perforated hole. The quiver contains no calthrops or panjis. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 24/09/2010]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
April 1923
Acquisition information
Loaned: 10/1923 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Cattle Horn Animal, Material Plant Fibre, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 70 mm, Length: max 289 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.401
Research and responses

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, Carrying Device, Quiver