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Chest ornament

Ethnologisches Museum Süd- und Südostasien Naga-Sammlung [I C 26291 f]
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Description

The ornament is made of dyed red goathair and a small shield decorated with cowries and is worn around the neck. Such ornaments were the prerogative of socially high-ranking warriors. The chest ornament belongs to the garments C 26291 a-k
Collector: Ehlers, Otto Ehrenfried
Historical name of the place of manufacture: Assam

Material/Technique

Hair; Job tears; Textile; wood

Measurements

Height x width x depth: 70 x 44 x 4.5 cm

Created Created
1851
Angami-Naga
Nagaland
Collected Collected
1892
Otto Ehrenfried Ehlers
Nagaland
1850 1897
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