Bamboo calthrop or panji, with spear sharpened point. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 01/10/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bamboo calthrop or panji, with spear sharpened point. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 01/10/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Konyak Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: April 1923
Acquisition information: Loaned: 10/1923 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Process Carved, Process Split
Dimensions: Width: max 5 mm, Length: max 237 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.402.4
Research and responses: According to Jacobs, J. (1990) The Nagas: Hillpeoples of Northeast India, Stuttgart: Staib + Meyer, p. 356 'panji: hardened bamboo spikes, stuck upwards in ground in injure enemies or game.' [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 24/09/2010]