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1928.69.526

Man's breast pendant of three rows of parrots' beaks tied to strips of cane with plant fibre string. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/9/2005]

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1928.69.526

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Collection type
Object
Description
Man's breast pendant of three rows of parrots' beaks tied to strips of cane with plant fibre string. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/9/2005]
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
October 1923
Acquisition information
Loaned: 03/1924 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Bird Beak, Material Cane Plant, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 85 mm, Width: max 78 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.526

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Breast Ornament, Pendant