Warrior's head ring or hat of bear skin, wound with ropes of cotton wool and fitted with three outstanding rods upon which are set tail feathers of hornbills, which revolve in the wind.

Collection type: Object
Description: Warrior's head ring or hat of bear skin, wound with ropes of cotton wool and fitted with three outstanding rods upon which are set tail feathers of hornbills, which revolve in the wind.
Long description: Two feathers found with the hat during relocation of hats to Osney. Both loose rather than fixed to the cane rods. [JP 14/1/2003]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland Tesiphenyu
Cultural groups: Rengma Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: January 1929
Acquisition information: Donated: 1929
Materials and processes: Material Bear Skin Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Rope, Material Bird Feather, Material Pigment, Process Basketry, Process Dyed
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.624