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1934.82.228

Tally of head hunting carved in the form of a human head. [DCF Court Team 22/2/2003]

1934.82.228

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tally of head hunting carved in the form of a human head. [DCF Court Team 22/2/2003]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
24 November 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 180 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.82.228
Associated publications
Reproduced in colour on page 199 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 20/10/2011]

Search terms: Measurement, Headhunting, Figure, Status, Writing, Tally