- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Carved sandstone head.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Chakhesang Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1915
- Date collected
- By 1915
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1915
- Materials and processes
- Material Sandstone Stone, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Height: max 260 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.84.157
Search terms: Figure, Status, Headhunting, Death, Religion, Commemoration, Grave Good, Religious Object, Grave Marker
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