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1934.82.97

War helmet made of the skin of the Chinese Pangolin.

1934.82.97

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Collection type
Object
Description
War helmet made of the skin of the Chinese Pangolin.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Yimkhiung
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
18 11 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Animal Skin
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.82.97
Associated publications
Possibly reproduced in colour on page 222 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). [SM 21/10/2011]

Search terms: Armour Weapon, Clothing Headgear, Helmet, Headgear