Rectangular shield of twill plaited cane basketry. An elongated boss of soft wood is incised with a zigzag design and has metal blades driven into it which protrude slightly. [LM 26/03/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular shield of twill plaited cane basketry. An elongated boss of soft wood is incised with a zigzag design and has metal blades driven into it which protrude slightly. [LM 26/03/2007]
Long description: On the back of the shield is another layer of basketry in a closer weave, a pocket (making a third layer) and a hand grip. [LM 26/03/2007]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Arunachal Pradesh Sadiya Frontier Tract
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Cane Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Twill Plaited, Process Basketry, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Width: max 29 mm, Length: max 570 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1490