This belt or girdle has a wooden holder for the dao (sword, machete). The holder is decorated with a stylised figure, which indicated that the wearer was a successful headhunter. The belt is worn during rituals and headhunting. In everyday life, daos are used as tools.
Index card: dao belt of the Miri Naga
Collector: Ehlers, Otto Ehrenfried
Comment: Former Hill Miri
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