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1923.85.424

Carrying basket decorated with three carved wooden heads. [SM (Verve) 04/11/2013]

1923.85.424

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carrying basket decorated with three carved wooden heads. [SM (Verve) 04/11/2013]
Long description
Carrying basket decorated with three carved wooden heads. The basket is made from strips of cane using bias check weave. The three heads are stylised with large eyes and two small carved holes for nostrils. They are tied to the basket with strips of cane. The carrying strap is made from strips of plaited cane and is attached to the basket through loops on the sides and front. [SM (Verve) 04/11/2013]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland Totok Chingkhu
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1927
Date collected
February 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Basketry, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Plaited, Process Perforated, Process Chequer Woven
Dimensions
Depth: max 220 mm, Width: max 262 mm, Length: max 750 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.85.424
Associated publications
Reproduced in colour on page 186 of The Nagas - Hill Peoples of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter, by Julian Jacobs with Alan Macfarlane, Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle (London: Thames and Hudson, 1990). "Collection of head-taking baskets decorated with carved wooden heads, monkey skulls, goats' hair and fibrous tassels. Pitt Rivers Museum display." The photos are of the displays in C.19.B and C.19.C at the time of publication. [SM (Verve) 23/10/2013]

Search terms: Basketry, Figure, Transport and Travel, Status, Basket, Carrying Device, Status Object