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1923.85.167

Warrior's breast ornament cerhu-hu (enemy's teeth) of wood fringed with red dyed goats hair.

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1923.85.167

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Collection type
Object
Description
Warrior's breast ornament cerhu-hu (enemy's teeth) of wood fringed with red dyed goats hair.
Long description
Warrior's breast ornament cerhu-hu (enemy's teeth) of wood fringed with red dyed goats hair. The surface is covered with black cloth with red and orange paper ornamentation edged with coix lachryma seeds representing teeth?
Geographical reference
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Angami Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Loaned: 11/1924 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Textile, Material Paper Plant, Process Dyed, Process Woven
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.85.167

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Breast Ornament

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