Model of post commemorating mithan sacrifice with forked top section, and stylised mithan head above further carved designs. [LKG 24/06/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Model of post commemorating mithan sacrifice with forked top section, and stylised mithan head above further carved designs. [LKG 24/06/2010]
Long description: Model of post commemorating mithan sacrifice with forked top section, and stylised mithan head above further carved designs. The post is carved of light wood. The top is forked. Both sections are carved with a section of vertical and horizontal lines. Beneath this is a carved circle with carved zigzag design next to it on the outer edge. Below this is a carved stylised mithan head with concentric carved semi circles on either side below the head. This is followed by a band of vertical lines, then a band of zigzag lines, then vertical projections that are triangular in section. Below this is carved with six projections that point down. The base of the post is narrower than the body. There are some traces of black pigment in the carved designs. [SM (Verve) 25/09/2013]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: 15 October 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Height: max 1055 mm, Width: max 350 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1934.82.241

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