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1923.84.835

Chaplet of hair plucked from the neck and shoulders of a bear, mounted on a cane ring.

1923.84.835

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chaplet of hair plucked from the neck and shoulders of a bear, mounted on a cane ring.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups
Angami Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 05/1922, uncertain Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Bear Skin Animal, Material Cane Plant
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.84.835

Search terms: Headhunting, Status, Ornament, Clothing Headgear, Head Ornament, Headgear

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