Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1947.700 A-C. "Assam. Three model rain-shields of palm leaf and wicker work.
A. Asymmetrical, cone-shaped. B, C. Slightly plano-convex and almost circular. | Khasi. | J. H. Driberg bequest."
Event Date
Author: Mark Elliott

Context (Related Documents)
Accession Register 15, p.147: "1947.700 A/C Three model rain shields. Assam. J.H. Driberg bequest. Khasi"
Event Date 1947
Author: Mark Elliott

Description (Physical description)
Three model rain-shields of palm leaf and wicker-work.
A) symmetrical, cone-shaped.
B & C) slightly plano-convex and almost circular.
[CMS Description created from catalogue card 13/11/1995]
Event Date 13/11/1995
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Trap. Rain shield. Miniature model of a shield woven of palm leaf and wicker. Oval, almost circular and curving outwards slightly in the centre.
Event Date 2/10/2025
Author: Mark Elliott

Context (Field collection)
Part of the bequest of Cambridge Anthropologist Jack Herbert Driberg. Known for his work in East Africa, Driberg was born in Assam in 1888, the son of John James Street Driberg, Indian Civil Service Officer. It is thought therefore that the collection from Northeast India was acquired by John Driberg or other members of the family in the late 19th century.
Event Date 2/10/2025
Author: Mark Elliott