Dao with single edged blade with concave cutting edge and spine, with a long bamboo haft bound with two bands of plaited cane. [SM 06/07/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dao with single edged blade with concave cutting edge and spine, with a long bamboo haft bound with two bands of plaited cane. [SM 06/07/2007]
Long description: The blade has a projecting spur at the tip of the spine. [SM 06/07/2007]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Tangkhul Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1924
Date collected: By 1924
Acquisition information: Donated: 1924
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Width: max 227 mm, Length: max 936 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.20

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife

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