Dao with broad blade decorated on one surface with stamped triangles and wooden handle with basketry cane grip. [SM 04/07/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dao with broad blade decorated on one surface with stamped triangles and wooden handle with basketry cane grip. [SM 04/07/2007]
Long description: The blade has two square ended projections at the spine, which creates two crescent shapes on the spine between the projections and the handle. The grip is painted black. The butt has a small brass hook projecting from it which was presumably added for display purposes. [SM 04/07/2007]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Konyak Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 12/1919, uncertain Found unentered: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Basketry, Process Painted, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Width: max 154 mm, Length: max 688 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.517

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife

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