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1928.69.1736

Woman's head band of narrow cane strip, wrapped with thin red cane strip patterned with fine yellow orchid stem strip. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/09/2010]

1928.69.1736

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman's head band of narrow cane strip, wrapped with thin red cane strip patterned with fine yellow orchid stem strip. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/09/2010]
Long description
Woman's head band of narrow cane strip, wrapped with thin red cane strip patterned with fine yellow orchid stem strip. The cane band is made of two parallel strips, bound together as one in the centre and at each end. The dyed red cane is bound around the cane band. The yellow orchid stem is woven in horizontally. The band is tied together with wool. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/09/2010]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups
Phom Naga
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
February 1934
Acquisition information
Donated: 1934, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Pigment, Process Basketry, Process Woven, Process Bound, Process Tied, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 140 mm, Length: max 215 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1736
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 incorrect tribal affiliations for objects or ancestors associated with certain villages. In consultations with Mr Ngongba Tange Thamlong Phom, Vice President of the Phom Peoples’ Organization, 'Nian' was identified as 'Nyang’ a Phom Naga - not a Konyak Naga- village in Longleng District, Nagaland. For all objects listed as from ‘Nian’ the correct spelling 'Nyang’ has been used and ‘Phom Naga’ has been added to the cultural group field. [EW 19/08/2025]

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