Rectangular wooden dao carrier, open with single bar, the upper part edged with red dyed hair tufts. Attached to textile belt covered with coix seeds. [LM 28/2/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular wooden dao carrier, open with single bar, the upper part edged with red dyed hair tufts. Attached to textile belt covered with coix seeds. [LM 28/2/2007]
Long description: Rectangular wooden dao carrier, open with single bar, the upper part edged with red dyed hair tufts. Attached to textile belt covered with coix seeds. Belt is of indigo dyed warp faced cotton textile, with string fastening loop at one end. It is joined to the back of the carrier by means of cane stiffeners and rattan hinges. [LM 28/2/2007]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Khiamniungan Naga; Phom Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1932
Date collected: April 1932
Acquisition information: Donated: 1934, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Rattan Plant, Material Hair, Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Dyed, Process Stitched, Process Appliqué
Dimensions: Width: max 105 mm sheath, Width: max 80 mm belt, Length: max 265 mm sheath, Length: max 735 mm belt
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1775

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