Breast ornament of wood decorated with red dyed hair, black hair and coix seeds. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Breast ornament of wood decorated with red dyed hair, black hair and coix seeds. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]
Long description: Breast ornament of wood decorated with red dyed hair, black hair and coix seeds. The ornament is worn by young men. The ornament is rectangular with two concave long sides. The ornament has a fringe all the way around of red dyed goats hair. There is a piece of string tied to the back. There are the remains of two hornbill beaks attached to two corners at the back of the object. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Angami 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 Wood Plant, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Pigment, Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Material String, Material Hornbill Beak Bird, Process Carved, Process Dyed, Process Glued, Process Strung
Dimensions: Width: max 360 mm, Length: max 310 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.150