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1934.82.243.3

Model of carved house planks in six pieces [.1-.6] [SM (Verve) 03/10/2013]

1934.82.243.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model of carved house planks in six pieces [.1-.6] [SM (Verve) 03/10/2013]
Long description
Model of carved house planks in six pieces [.1-.6] The pieces join together to form three panels with a frame. The central panel [.3] is carved with a stylised monkey and human head. [MJD (Verve) 21/2/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Chakhesang Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
31 December 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 315 mm total, Length: max 312 mm total
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.82.243.3
Associated publications
Reproduced in colour on page 211 of The Nagas - Hill Peoples of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter, by Julian Jacobs with Alan Macfarlane, Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle (London: Thames and Hudson, 1990). "(Top left Naga copies of morung carvings with human figures, hornbills, a tiger, mithan horns and an elephant. PR and MOM) Refers to: Left - 1934.82.26, top right: currently unsure, bottom right: 1934.82.243 [SM (Verve) 03/10/2013]

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