Carved wooden food dish, in miniature. Roughly hourglass shaped with a restricted waist between the bowl and the base. The base is decorated with openwork, with three triangular sections removed at the front and sides. Please note that the dish is tied to the wrist of the human figure [1923.84.693 .1] left wrist with string. [ILL [OPS move] 26/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved wooden food dish, in miniature. Roughly hourglass shaped with a restricted waist between the bowl and the base. The base is decorated with openwork, with three triangular sections removed at the front and sides. Please note that the dish is tied to the wrist of the human figure [1923.84.693 .1] left wrist with string. [ILL [OPS move] 26/7/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1919, uncertain Donated: 1923, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 55 mm, Depth: max 76 mm, Width: max 80 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.693.7
Associated publications: Reproduced in colour on page 202 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). "Left: Model of a bride wearing skirt with bead girdle, bead necklace and cowrie shell ear ornaments. She is carrying a basket containing carded wood and a spindle whorl, and a food dish. Sema. [SM (Verve) 18/09/2013]

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