Accession No

1919.103.19


Description

Conical man's hat or ?helmet made of coarsely plaited brown cane. Two frontal discs or "ears" [one detached]


Place

Asia; South Asia; India; Northeast India; Manipur


Period


Source

Butler, John (Captain) [collector]; Cotton, Sidney H. [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1919.103.19


Cultural Affliation

Naga; Tankhul


Material

Cane; Feather; Seed; Hair


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
Condition: poor- one disc is detached and the other leans to the side, with the red dyed hair strip partially detached. Both discs are denuded of red abrus seeds, but some Job's tears's remain.
Event Date 13/11/2014
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Condition: poor- one disc is detached and the other leans to the side, with the red dyed hair strip partially detached. Both discs are denuded of red abrus seeds, but some Job's tears's remain.
Event Date 13/11/2014
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Collected by Captain John Butler
Event Date 13/11/2014
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Similar to 18 but ..... ... ... ...seeds [unclear writing].

[1919.103.18 is a conical man' s hat made of coarsely plaited brown cane. Two frontal discs covered with red seeds surrounded white croix seeds. The number '17' crossed out in pencil and replaced by '18'] The annotation '18' is signed 'JJ 23/11/22'
Event Date 13/11/2014
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Conical man's hat or ?helmet made of coarsely plaited brown cane. Two frontal discs or "ears" [one detached] show evidence of once being covered with red seeds [see 1919.103.18], surrounded by white croix seeds "Job's tears" and short fringe of red-black hair.
Event Date 27/6/2016
Author: Olivia Maguire


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