Dao with long blade expanding towards the tip, with handle of the same piece of metal beaten around a wooden core, which protrudes at the end and is carved into a square shape. The handle is ornamented with red goat hair and incised with chevrons. [El.B 03/07/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dao with long blade expanding towards the tip, with handle of the same piece of metal beaten around a wooden core, which protrudes at the end and is carved into a square shape. The handle is ornamented with red goat hair and incised with chevrons. [El.B 03/07/2007]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Chang Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Process Dyed, Process Beaten, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 715 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.779

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife

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