1928.69.1679

Neck ornament of a man who has taken a head (obsolete) A long brown canvas band covered with a row of cowries, with black and red dyed hair fringe tied to as pendant of flat wood, with carved human head on the round, covered with red white and black layers of hair

1928.69.1679

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament of a man who has taken a head (obsolete) A long brown canvas band covered with a row of cowries, with black and red dyed hair fringe tied to as pendant of flat wood, with carved human head on the round, covered with red white and black layers of hair
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland Losami
Cultural groups: Chakhesang Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1933
Date collected: November 1933
Acquisition information: Donated: 1934, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Canvas Textile, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Hair, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Material Beetle Insect, Material Shell, Process Bound, Process Dyed, Process Woven
Dimensions: Height: max 750 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1679