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1923.84.178

Miniature dao, used as currency. [El.B 07/09/2011]

1923.84.178

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Collection type
Object
Description
Miniature dao, used as currency. [El.B 07/09/2011]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Ao Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1915
Date collected
By 1915
Acquisition information
Donated: 1915
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 310 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.84.178
Research and responses

For an account of such objects, see 'The Ao Nagas and their Medium of Exchange', by S. K. Bose, in Vol. 2 of Society and Economy in North-East India, edited by Fozail Ahmad Qadri (New Delhi: Regency Publications, 2006), pp. 145-54. [JC 24 5 2017]

Search terms: Currency, Model, Weapon, Tool, Knife, Token, Dagger