Accession No
1988.461
Description
Headdress, consisting of a cloth covered ring with two hornbill feathers attached. Abrus seeds on the goat hair tassels.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Northeast India; Nagaland; Dimapur
Period
Source
Shitire, N. Thungchio [collector and vendor]; Cassia, Paul Sant (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.461
Cultural Affliation
Naga; Lotha [Lhota]
Material
Hornbill Feather; Textile; Goat Hair; Wool; Abrus Precatorius Seed
Local Term
Measurements
257mm x 494mm x 274mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Traditionally bears fur was used in place of cloth to cover the ring. Worn by men; Collected by: Shitire.N.Thungchio
Event Date 15/8/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Card Catalogue Entry: 'Modern ceremonial headdress consisting of a cloth covered ring with two hornbill feathers attached, as well as two tassels on either side comprised of wooden discs with seed centres and tassels of dyed goats hair; Good; Whole'.
Event Date 15/8/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Ceremonial headdress consisting of a cloth covered ring, dyed black, with a cross hatch pattern on the surface. There are two hornbill feathers attached at the front of the headdress. Around the base of these feathers are yellow and red wool thread, bound around the base. The tassels on either side of the headdress also comprise of wooden discs with Abrus seed centres.
Event Date 31/1/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:80384
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