Bamboo quiver with attached basketry lid decorated with stone talismans. For associated bolts/arrows and stones see 1923.85.551 .2

Collection type: Object
Description: Bamboo quiver with attached basketry lid decorated with stone talismans. For associated bolts/arrows and stones see 1923.85.551 .2 - .11. [AF [OPS move] 25/9/2017]
Long description: Bamboo quiver with attached basketry lid decorated with stone talismans. For associated bolts/arrows and stones see 1923.85.551 .2 - .11. The quiver is cylindrical and the lid is rounded at the top. The twisted plant fibre strap is secured at the base by ?resin. The two stone hunting talismans are secured to the quiver by a plaited band of cane. There are three opposite pairs of perforations on the body of the quiver, through which wooden sticks have been placed. [AF [OPS move] 25/9/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland Chimi
Cultural groups: Khiamniungan Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: By 1929
Acquisition information: Donated: 1929
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Stone, Process Basketry, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Depth: max 90 mm, Width: max 120 mm, Length: max 495 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.551.1