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Ethnological Museum of Berlin Süd- und Südostasien Naga-Sammlung [I C 28144]
https://id.smb.museum/digital-asset/1698114 (Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Martin Franken (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Warrior Basket

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Description

The basket is woven from plant fibre and decorated with seedpods, glass beads, tufts of grass, bone and animal skins. It is a ritual basket used in headhunting dances. It comes from the area formerly known as Banpara (name of the village). Today, the inhabitants of the area in the present-day state of Assam use the names Wancho, Nocte or Konyak Naga.
Collector: Samuel E. Peal

Material/Technique

Basket made of various plant fibers with appliqués of bone, tooth and skin as well as glass beads and strings of seed pods

Measurements

Object dimension: 30.3 x 31 x 24 cm; Other dimensions: Max height with strap: 51.3 cm

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1851
Naga (Banpara)
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1851
Naga (Banpara)
Banpara
1850 1902
Ethnological Museum of Berlin

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