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
FM:267888
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