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1897.67.69.23

Man's armlet: a coiled strip of red-dyed cane, bound with fine brown cane. Part of a set of 9: tied to 1897.67.69.17-22, 24-25.

1897.67.69.23

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Collection type
Object
Description
Man's armlet: a coiled strip of red-dyed cane, bound with fine brown cane. Part of a set of 9: tied to 1897.67.69.17-22, 24-25.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups
Phom Naga
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector Samuel Edward Peal
PRM source Samuel Edward Peal
PRM source Sidney E. Peal
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1897
Date collected
By 1897
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1897
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Process Dyed, Process Bound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1897.67.69.23
Research and responses

It seems clear that the name of the collector and donor should be Samuel Edward Peal of Sibsagar, who died in 1897, although perhaps the items were donated after this death by a relative with the same initials? See biographies for more information [AP 20/08/2013]

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, 'Namsang' was identified as a Phom Naga - not Konyak Naga - village in Longleng District, Nagaland. For all objects listed as from ‘Namsang' ‘Phom Naga’ has been added to the cultural group field. [EW 20/08/2025]

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