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1930.17.5

Dao with shaped, broad blade and wooden handle bound with cane and decorated with tufts of dyed goat hair. [SM 04/07/2007]


1930.17.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dao with shaped, broad blade and wooden handle bound with cane and decorated with tufts of dyed goat hair. [SM 04/07/2007]
Long description
Dao with shaped, broad blade and wooden handle bound with cane and decorated with tufts of dyed goat hair. The blade has a pointed and a square ended projection on the spine. This area is also decorated with stamped triangles. The handle is long and is bound with woven cane. The end of the handle is decorated with tufts of long red dyed goat hair. [SM 04/07/2007]
Geographical reference
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector E.M. Hadow
PRM source Mrs E.M. Hadow
Date / Period
Date made: Circa by 1904
Date collected
circa 1904
Acquisition information
Donated: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Goat Hair Animal, Material Pigment, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Stamped, Process Basketry, Process Bound, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 141 mm, Length: max 610 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.17.5

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife