Cane basketry quiver for calthrops or panjis. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 28/09/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cane basketry quiver for calthrops or panjis. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 28/09/2010]
Long description: Cane basketry quiver for calthrops or panjis. The basket is conical with an oval rim. The basket has an open hexagonal weave. There are two cane hoop handles. The base of the basket is filled with plant fibre. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 28/09/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: May 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1924
Materials and processes: Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Openwork
Dimensions: Height: max 202 mm, Width: max 113 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.81.1
Research and responses: According to Jacobs, J. (1990) The Nagas: Hillpeoples of Northeast India, Stuttgart: Staib + Meyer, p. 356 'panji: hardened bamboo spikes, stuck upwards in ground in injure enemies or game.' [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 24/09/2010]

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