Accession No

1937.1092 C


Description

One of eighteen smooth wedge-shaped stone celts. This celt is from Litami.


Place

Asia; South Asia; India; Northeast India; Nagaland; Litami


Period


Source

Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von (Dr) [collector]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1937.1092 C


Cultural Affliation

Naga; Sumi [Sema]


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

34mm x 12mm x 42mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label adhered to the surface of the stone reads: 'LITAMI (SEMA)'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (Production / use)
Some Nagas believed that stone celts were thunderbolts and had special properties (Anita Herle).
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
18 smooth wedge-shaped stone celts.
A) Aichisagami, large.
B) Aichisagami, smaller
C) Litami
D) Marami
E) Mishilimi, large
F) Mishilimi, smaller
G) Nunomi, small
H) Azekhakemi
J) Phuyemi, medium sized
K) Phuyemi, smaller
L) Aowohomi
M) (Hekikhe) Serromi
N) Seromi
O) Sastomi
P) Tsinikaputomi
Q) Tichipami
R) Tichipami (probably fossilised wood)
S) Yezami.
Some Nagas believed that stone celts were thunderbolts and had special properties (Anita Herle).
; Good; Whole
Event Date 1937
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (CMS Context)
Cf. Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1939, The Naked Nagas. Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1969, The Konyak Nagas. Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1976, Return to the Naked Nagas.; Collected by: Furer-Haimendorf.Christoph.von in 1936-1937;
Event Date 16/4/1992
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
One of eighteen smooth wedge-shaped stone celts, this one being from Litami. The celt is brown with lighter patches near to the narrower end, some loss to the surface around this area too. Shaped like a hand axe with rounded edges.
Event Date 30/1/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (Amendments / updates)
Please note that there is no stone celt numbered 1937.1092 I. This is probably a misnumbering in the cataloguing, as there were 18 stones found as mentioned in the Accession Register and the Card Catalogue, each numbered A-S (omitting I).
Event Date 30/1/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


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