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1928.69.791

Wooden stool carved in one piece with 17 hornbill projecting heads carved on either end and with a triangular decoration carved between the legs. [PR [OPS move] 28/4/2017]

1928.69.791

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden stool carved in one piece with 17 hornbill projecting heads carved on either end and with a triangular decoration carved between the legs. [PR [OPS move] 28/4/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland Wakching Village
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
1924
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1925 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 203 mm, Length: max 495 mm, Height: max 108 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.791

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Status, Figure, Stool, Bird Figure, Status Object