Ear ornament made of short red dyed and black fringes with long tassel of red dyed hair. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/10/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ear ornament made of short red dyed and black fringes with long tassel of red dyed hair. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/10/2010]
Long description: Ear ornament made of short red dyed and black fringes with long tassel of red dyed hair. The hair is bound to a wood stick. The stick has a hole at the top with a bent loop of brass wire for suspension. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/10/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Pochuri; Rengma Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: 22 April 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Hair, Material Brass Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material String, Material Goat Hair Animal, Process Dyed, Process Bound, Process Bent
Dimensions: Width: max 40 mm, Length: max 374 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1457
Research and responses: During a visit of Naga elders and tribal leaders in June 2025, members of the delegation identified misspellings of village names and provided updated tribal affiliations for objects and ancestors associated with certain villages. In consultations with Talamong Khiamniungan, Executive Chairman of the Khiamniungan Tribal Council, the following information was confirmed: Meluri village, now part of Meluri district, is a Pochury Naga village. It was agreed that Pochury Naga would be added to the cultural group field for all objects and photographs from Meluri. [JMC 17/07/2025]

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Ear Ornament

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