One of a pair of ear-ornaments made of boars tusks and a long fringe of red hair. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/10/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: One of a pair of ear-ornaments made of boars tusks and a long fringe of red hair. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/10/2010]
Long description: One of a pair of ear-ornaments made of boars tusks with a rosette of red hair, coix seeds, and beetles' elytra (supported by a metal cone), and a long fringe of red dyed hair. The top of the tusk is bound with red dyed cane and woven with yellow orchid stem. There is a piece of black wool tied to the tusk. The rosette is mounted on a wooden stick which is inserted in the top of the tusk. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/10/2010]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Angami Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1914
Date collected: By 1914
Acquisition information: Donated: 1914
Materials and processes: Material Boar Tooth Animal, Material Beetle Insect, Material Hair, Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Width: max 77 mm tusk, approx, Length: max 114 mm tusk, Length: max 298 mm rosette and fringe
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.56.1